A randomised trial in 1987 which compared family and individual relapse prevention following inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa demonstrated the impact of the duration of untreated illness on both the overall outcome and the response to family treatment 1,2. After three years anorexia nervosa becomes resistant to psychotherapy.3 Prolonged starvation has profound effects on both body and brain and cognitive, emotional and social functioning is disrupted. This sets up a web of maintaining factors that accumulate over time 4. Early intervention taking into account other clinical factors such as age and severity is critical for the management of eating disorders5.
Time is of the essence in eating disorders / FIORI NASTRO, Paolo. - In: EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY. - ISSN 1751-7885. - STAMPA. - vol. 10, supp. 1:(2016), pp. 5-5. (Intervento presentato al convegno IEPA 10th Interantional Conference on Early Intervention in Mental Health tenutosi a Milano nel 20/22 ottobre 2016) [10.1111/EIP.12396].
Time is of the essence in eating disorders
FIORI NASTRO, Paolo
2016
Abstract
A randomised trial in 1987 which compared family and individual relapse prevention following inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa demonstrated the impact of the duration of untreated illness on both the overall outcome and the response to family treatment 1,2. After three years anorexia nervosa becomes resistant to psychotherapy.3 Prolonged starvation has profound effects on both body and brain and cognitive, emotional and social functioning is disrupted. This sets up a web of maintaining factors that accumulate over time 4. Early intervention taking into account other clinical factors such as age and severity is critical for the management of eating disorders5.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
