Predictors of eating disorders outcomes in Polish teenage patients
| Autor: | Barbara Józefik, Patrycja Cygankiewicz, Maciej Pilecki, Dorota Solecka |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Younger age Bulimia nervosa Anorexia medicine.disease behavioral disciplines and activities Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Eating disorders Family relations Diagnosis Type bulimia Anorexia nervosa (differential diagnoses) anorexia mental disorders Child and adolescent psychiatry medicine outcome medicine.symptom Psychology Psychiatry Clinical psychology |
| Popis: | Aim of the studyThe aim of this study was to assess factors associated with outcome of eating disorders in Polish teenage patients.Subject or material and methodsAnalyses covered the data of 47 patients diagnosed with any of the eating disorders according to DSM IV consulted for the first time in the outpatients clinic of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit between 2002/2004 in Krakow (DGN1), Poland and then followed-up between 2009/2011 (DGN2). The influence of the number of variables collected at DGN1 on outcomes were analysed.ResultsThe outcomes of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are influenced by some aspects of clinical picture, patients’ objective family situation, their self-image and the perception they have of their family relations. The co-occurrence of depressive symptoms and younger age of parents proved to be the most clinically important negative outcome predictors in whole group of eating disorders.DiscussionSmall size of group in the follow-up study is the most important limitating factor.ConclusionsConclusion: Outcomes in eating disorders are affected by several psycho-bio-social factors common for all patients and specific for diagnosis type they initially present. |
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