Premature termination of treatment for anorexia nervosa: Differences between patient-initiated and staff-initiated discharge

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-46

  Sly, Richard ^a,b   Mountford, Victoria A ^b,c   Morgan, John F ^b,d   Lacey, J Hubert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; behavior change; dropout; motivation; therapeutic alliance; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA STAGES OF CHANGE QUESTIONNAIRE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDERS EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE TREATMENT TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; WORKING ALLIANCE INVENTORY SHORT FORM; YOUNG ADULT;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DROPOUT; MOTIVATION; THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; COERCION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO TREAT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890550171     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22190     Document Type: Article

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