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Voswinkel MM, Hanegraaff SM, Mares SHW, Wezenberg E, van Delden JJM, van Elburg AA. Ethical implications of defining longstanding anorexia nervosa. J Eat Disord 2024; 12:77. [PMID: 38863013 PMCID: PMC11165790 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-024-01040-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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The label severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN) is widely used in the literature on longstanding anorexia nervosa (AN). However, the process of constructing the criteria and the use of the label SE-AN has ethical implications that have not been taken into account. Through combining existing literature and lived experience perspective, this paper addresses to what extent the current criteria do and do not reflect the lived experience. Arguments are presented on why the process of constructing the criteria for SE-AN and the application of the label can be both identified as, and give rise to, epistemic injustice. Epistemic injustice is an injustice that is done to a person as an individual with the capacity of acquiring and sharing knowledge. This type of injustice can occur at any stage of an interaction between people in which knowledge is shared with one another. The paper concludes by giving suggestions on how to pursue epistemic justice in the process of defining longstanding AN.
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- Marthe M Voswinkel
- Department of Eating Disorders (Amarum), GGNet Mental Health, Vordenseweg 12, Warnsveld, 7231 PA, The Netherlands.
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, Utrecht, 3584 CS, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Eating Disorders (Amarum), GGNet Mental Health, Vordenseweg 12, Warnsveld, 7231 PA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Eating Disorders (Amarum), GGNet Mental Health, Vordenseweg 12, Warnsveld, 7231 PA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Eating Disorders (Amarum), GGNet Mental Health, Vordenseweg 12, Warnsveld, 7231 PA, The Netherlands
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- Bioethics and Health Humanities, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Department of Eating Disorders (Amarum), GGNet Mental Health, Vordenseweg 12, Warnsveld, 7231 PA, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, Utrecht, 3584 CS, The Netherlands
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Elwyn R, Adams M, Sharpe SL, Silverstein S, LaMarre A, Downs J, Burnette CB. Discordant conceptualisations of eating disorder recovery and their influence on the construct of terminality. J Eat Disord 2024; 12:70. [PMID: 38831456 PMCID: PMC11145809 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-024-01016-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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Eating disorders (EDs) are complex, multifaceted conditions that significantly impact quality-of-life, often co-occur with multiple medical and psychiatric diagnoses, and are associated with a high risk of medical sequelae and mortality. Fortunately, many people recover even after decades of illness, although there are different conceptualisations of recovery and understandings of how recovery is experienced. Differences in these conceptualisations influence categorisations of ED experiences (e.g., longstanding vs. short-duration EDs), prognoses, recommended treatment pathways, and research into treatment outcomes. Within recent years, the proposal of a 'terminal' illness stage for a subset of individuals with anorexia nervosa and arguments for the prescription of end-of-life pathways for such individuals has ignited debate. Semantic choices are influential in ED care, and it is critical to consider how conceptualisations of illness and recovery and power dynamics influence outcomes and the ED 'staging' discourse. Conceptually, 'terminality' interrelates with understandings of recovery, efficacy of available treatments, iatrogenic harm, and complex co-occurring diagnoses, as well as the functions of an individual's eating disorder, and the personal and symbolic meanings an individual may hold regarding suffering, self-starvation, death, health and life. Our authorship represents a wide range of lived and living experiences of EDs, treatment, and recovery, ranging from longstanding and severe EDs that may meet descriptors of a 'terminal' ED to a variety of definitions of 'recovery'. Our experiences have given rise to a shared motivation to analyse how existing discourses of terminality and recovery, as found in existing research literature and policy, may shape the conceptualisations, beliefs, and actions of individuals with EDs and the healthcare systems that seek to serve them.
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- Rosiel Elwyn
- Neuroscience and psychiatry, Thompson Institute, Birtinya, QLD, Australia
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, QLD, Australia
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- Fighting Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Populations (FEDUP, Collective), West Palm Beach, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA.
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Ramsay S, Allison K, Temples HS, Boccuto L, Sarasua SM. Inclusion of the severe and enduring anorexia nervosa phenotype in genetics research: a scoping review. J Eat Disord 2024; 12:53. [PMID: 38685102 PMCID: PMC11059621 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-024-01009-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Anorexia nervosa has one of the highest mortality rates of all mental illnesses. For those who survive, less than 70% fully recover, with many going on to develop a more severe and enduring phenotype. Research now suggests that genetics plays a role in the development and persistence of anorexia nervosa. Inclusion of participants with more severe and enduring illness in genetics studies of anorexia nervosa is critical. OBJECTIVE The primary goal of this review was to assess the inclusion of participants meeting the criteria for the severe enduring anorexia nervosa phenotype in genetics research by (1) identifying the most widely used defining criteria for severe enduring anorexia nervosa and (2) performing a review of the genetics literature to assess the inclusion of participants meeting the identified criteria. METHODS Searches of the genetics literature from 2012 to 2023 were performed in the PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases. Publications were selected per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The criteria used to define the severe and enduring anorexia nervosa phenotype were derived by how often they were used in the literature since 2017. The publications identified through the literature search were then assessed for inclusion of participants meeting these criteria. RESULTS most prevalent criteria used to define severe enduring anorexia nervosa in the literature were an illness duration of ≥ 7 years, lack of positive response to at least two previous evidence-based treatments, a body mass index meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 for extreme anorexia nervosa, and an assessment of psychological and/or behavioral severity indicating a significant impact on quality of life. There was a lack of consistent identification and inclusion of those meeting the criteria for severe enduring anorexia nervosa in the genetics literature. DISCUSSION This lack of consistent identification and inclusion of patients with severe enduring anorexia nervosa in genetics research has the potential to hamper the isolation of risk loci and the development of new, more effective treatment options for patients with anorexia nervosa.
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- Sarah Ramsay
- Healthcare Genetics and Genomics Program, School of Nursing, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
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- School of Nursing, Clemson University , Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- School of Nursing, Clemson University , Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Healthcare Genetics and Genomics Program, School of Nursing, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Healthcare Genetics and Genomics Program, School of Nursing, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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Byrne SM, Fursland A. New understandings meet old treatments: putting a contemporary face on established protocols. J Eat Disord 2024; 12:26. [PMID: 38336928 PMCID: PMC10854196 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-024-00983-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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In the twenty years since the publication of the most widely used treatment manuals describing evidence-based therapies for eating disorders, there have been some substantial advances in the field. New methods of delivering treatments have been trialled and our perception of mental health has advanced; significant cultural changes have led to shifts in our societal landscape; and new technologies have allowed for more in-depth research to be conducted. As a result, our understanding of eating disorders and their treatment has broadened considerably. However, these new insights have not necessarily been translated into improved clinical practice. This paper highlights the changes we consider to have had the greatest impact on our work as experienced clinical psychologists in the field and suggests a list of new learnings that might be incorporated into clinical practice and research design.
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- Susan M Byrne
- University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
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Zhu J, Hay PJ, Yang Y, Le Grange D, Lacey JH, Lujic S, Smith C, Touyz S. Specific psychological therapies versus other therapies or no treatment for severe and enduring anorexia nervosa. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023; 8:CD011570. [PMID: 37610143 PMCID: PMC10445422 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011570.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anorexia nervosa is a psychological condition characterised by self-starvation and fear or wait gain or other body image disturbance. The first line of treatment is specific psychological therapy; however, there is no consensus on best practice for treating people who develop severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SEAN). Notably, there is no universal definition of SEAN. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the benefits and harms of specific psychological therapies for severe and enduring anorexia nervosa compared with other specific therapies, non-specific therapies, no treatment/waiting list, antidepressant medication, dietary counselling alone, or treatment as usual. SEARCH METHODS We used standard, extensive Cochrane search methods. The last search date was 22 July 2022. SELECTION CRITERIA We included parallel randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of people (any age) with anorexia nervosa of at least three years' duration. Eligible experimental interventions were any specific psychological therapy for improved physical and psychological health in anorexia nervosa, conducted in any treatment setting with no restrictions in terms of number of sessions, modality, or duration of therapy. Eligible comparator interventions included any other specific psychological therapy for anorexia nervosa, non-specific psychological therapy for mental health disorders, no treatment or waiting list, antipsychotic treatment (with or without psychological therapy), antidepressant treatment (with or without psychological therapy), dietary counselling, and treatment as usual as defined by the individual trials. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. Our primary outcomes were clinical improvement (weight restoration to within the normal weight range for participant sample) and treatment non-completion. Results were presented using the GRADE appraisal tool. MAIN RESULTS We found two eligible studies, but only one study provided usable data. This was a parallel-group RCT of 63 adults with SEAN who had an illness duration of at least seven years. The trial compared outpatient cognitive behaviour therapy for SEAN (CBT-SEAN) with specialist supportive clinical management for SEAN (SSCM-SE) over eight months. It is unclear if there is any difference between the effect of CBT-SEAN versus SSCM-SE on clinical improvement at 12 months (risk ratio (RR) 1.42, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.66 to 3.05) or treatment non-completion (RR 1.72, 95% CI 0.45 to 6.59). There were no reported data on adverse effects. The trial was at high risk of performance and detection bias. We rated the GRADE level of evidence as very low-certainty for both primary outcomes, downgrading for imprecision and risk of bias concerns. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS This review reports evidence from one trial that evaluated CBT-SEAN versus SSCM-SE. There was very low-certainty evidence of little or no difference in clinical improvement and treatment non-completion between the two therapies. There is a need for larger high-quality trials to determine the benefits of specific psychological therapies for people with SEAN. These should take into account the duration of illness as well as participants' previous experience with evidence-based psychological therapy for anorexia nervosa.
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- James Zhu
- Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia
- Mental Health Services, WSLHD, Campbelltown, Australia
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- Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia
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- Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
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- NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
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- School of Psychology and InsideOut Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Meule A, Kolar DR, Rauh E, Voderholzer U. Comparing illness duration and age as predictors of treatment outcome in female inpatients with anorexia nervosa. Eat Disord 2022; 31:274-284. [PMID: 36178330 DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2022.2114586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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It has been widely assumed that longer illness duration predicts poorer treatment outcome in persons with anorexia nervosa (AN). However, studies on the prognostic effects of illness duration have produced mixed results. Thus, the aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between illness duration and short-term treatment outcome in a large sample of female inpatients with AN (n = 902, aged 12-73 years). Treatment outcome variables included body mass index, therapist-rated global functioning (Global Assessment of Functioning scale and Clinical Global Impression-Improvement scale) and subscales of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2. Longer illness duration predicted smaller weight gain, smaller improvements in global functioning, and smaller decreases in self-reported eating disorder symptoms. However, illness duration was almost perfectly correlated with patients' age (r = .81, 95% CI [.76, .85]), and comparing regression models revealed that models using either illness duration or age were indistinguishable. Results suggest that longer illness duration does indeed relate to worse short-term treatment outcome in inpatients with AN. This effect, however, does not add significant information above and beyond patients' age and, thus, the importance of illness duration for anticipating treatment outcome both in research and in clinical practice must be critically examined.
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- Adrian Meule
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Schoen Clinic Roseneck, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Schoen Clinic Bad Staffelstein, Bad Staffelstein, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Schoen Clinic Roseneck, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Reay M, Holliday J, Stewart J, Adams J. Creating a care pathway for patients with longstanding, complex eating disorders. J Eat Disord 2022; 10:128. [PMID: 36038898 PMCID: PMC9421634 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00648-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recovery rates for people with eating disorders are low; fewer than half recover and approximately 20% develop a longstanding eating disorder. Patients with longstanding eating disorders are often referred to as "SEED" (severe and enduing eating disorders) although this remains controversial and is not acknowledged in the British treatment guidance. This project aimed to generate recommendations for a longstanding eating disorder care pathway by identifying what proportion of patients have longstanding eating disorders and how to best identify and support them. METHODS Initially, a literature review was completed, followed by interviews with service-users who consider themselves to have longstanding eating disorders, and focus groups with staff members. The results were combined to create a definition of a longstanding eating disorder which was used to establish how many service-users could benefit from the pathway. The qualitative data was used to produce recommendations for a tailored pathway for those with longstanding eating disorders. RESULTS The results highlighted that, although "SEED" is often used, participants preferred to be referred to as "longstanding" or having no label. Qualitative analysis identified four themes in relation to supporting this population group which described how to structure the service and individualise care, as well as patients' relationship to the service, and how to build a life after eating disorder services. CONCLUSIONS Recommendations included promoting a hopeful message, focusing on quality of life and introducing peer support. Crucially, accessing the pathway should not result in being labelled "SEED", nor should it prevent access to recovery focused interventions including weight restoration. The full list of recommendations are included as well as the implications of the project and limitations.
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- Megan Reay
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
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- The Oxford Institute for Clinical Psychology Training and Research, Oxford, UK
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Riddle M, O'Melia AM, Bauschka M. First, do no harm: the proposed definition of "terminal anorexia" is fraught with danger for vulnerable individuals. J Eat Disord 2022; 10:81. [PMID: 35710504 PMCID: PMC9202193 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00605-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A recent article in the Journal of Eating Disorders (10:23, 2022) proposed criteria for "terminal anorexia" with a cited goal of improving access to end-of-life care (Gaudiani et al. in J Eat Disord 10(1):23, 2022). The authors presented three cases in which patients received end-of-life care, including the prescription of medical assistance in dying (MAID), also known as physician-assisted suicide (PAS). The proposed criteria lack the evidence base for adoption and do not acknowledge the compelling evidence that exists surrounding possible prolonged timelines to recovery for some individuals and the nuances of assessing capacity in this population.
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- Megan Riddle
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA. .,Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13001 E 17th Pl, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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Ramos R, Vaz A, Rodrigues TF, Pinto-Bastos A, Brandão I, Neves A, Conceição E, Machado PPP. Severe and Enduring' Stage in Anorexia Nervosa: Comparing Eating Attitudes, Impairment and Associated Psychopathology. Front Nutr 2022; 9:867401. [PMID: 35419398 PMCID: PMC8995558 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.867401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This study aimed to assess differences in eating attitudes, impairment, and related psychopathology at treatment presentation for patients with "Non-severe and enduring Anorexia Nervosa" (illness duration of <7 years) and patients with "severe and enduring Anorexia Nervosa" (illness duration of 7 years or more). One hundred and thirty-nine patients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa participated in this study. Participants were interviewed with the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) and asked to complete several questionnaires at the end of the first treatment appointment. We also explored differences at treatment presentation by considering alternative criteria to define groups, namely a composite of illness duration and clinical impairment (≥16 CIA total score). No differences were found when comparing participants based on illness duration. However, when participants were classified into a different classification scheme: "Non-severe and enduring Anorexia Nervosa" (illness duration <7 years and a CIA total score <16) vs. "severe and enduring Anorexia Nervosa" (illness duration ≥7 years and CIA total score ≥16), significant differences were found in terms of eating pathology, depressive symptomatology, psychological distress, and emotion dysregulation. Further research is needed to better understand the role of illness duration and clinical impairment in informing the course of AN.
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- Rita Ramos
- Psychotherapy and Psychopathology Research Lab - CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Psychotherapy and Psychopathology Research Lab - CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Psychotherapy and Psychopathology Research Lab - CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Psychotherapy and Psychopathology Research Lab - CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Psychiatry Department, Hospital of S. João, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Eating Disorders Unit, Psychiatry Department, Hospital of Santa Maria, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Psychotherapy and Psychopathology Research Lab - CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Psychotherapy and Psychopathology Research Lab - CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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Broomfield C, Noetel M, Stedal K, Hay P, Touyz S. Establishing consensus for labeling and defining the later stage of anorexia nervosa: A Delphi study. Int J Eat Disord 2021; 54:1865-1874. [PMID: 34459513 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Varied perspectives on the later stage of anorexia nervosa (AN) have left the field of eating disorders without a consistent label or definition for this subpopulation. As a result, diverse criteria when recruiting participants have led to incomparable results across research studies and a lack of guidance when assessing and treating patients in the clinical context. The aim of the current study was to develop consensus-based guidelines on the labeling and defining of the later stage of AN. METHOD Utilizing the Delphi methodology, a professional panel of experts (N = 21) participated in three rounds of questionnaires. Five open-ended questions (Round 1) were analyzed using content analysis to form statements relating to a classification system for labeling and defining the later stage of AN. A total of 80 statements were rated in terms of panelists' level of agreement (Rounds 2 and 3). RESULTS Consensus was achieved for 28.8% of statements and a further 16.3% of statements reached near consensus in the second and third round of questionnaires. Two labels were identified with five defining features achieving consensus. DISCUSSION Findings from the study suggest an alternative approach to labeling be adopted with consensus-based guidelines established for defining the later stage of AN. Implications that may occur from a unified classification system are explored with longitudinal research required to assess the impact on patients experiencing the later stage of AN.
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- Catherine Broomfield
- School of Psychology, Brain and Mind Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Brain and Mind Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Regional Department of Eating Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål HF, Oslo, Norway
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- Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- InsideOut Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Broomfield C, Rhodes P, Touyz S. How and why does the disease progress? A qualitative investigation of the transition into long-standing anorexia nervosa. J Eat Disord 2021; 9:103. [PMID: 34404490 PMCID: PMC8371900 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-021-00458-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Despite an increased interest in understanding characteristics of long-standing anorexia nervosa (AN), there is a lack of knowledge into the processes that occur with the development and maintenance of the disease. This has impeded the development of novel treatment approaches that may prove more effective than traditional medical models of therapy. To improve the prognosis of these long-standing presentations, an understanding as to how and why the AN disease progresses is required. It was therefore the aim of the current study to investigate the transition of AN from earlier to later stages. METHOD The study adopted a narrative inquiry approach and a total of 11 women with long-standing AN participated in an interview. The newly developed photovoice method assisted in data collection with typologies of chronic illness facilitating the emergence of salient themes. RESULTS The qualitative analysis resulted in the identification of five themes: (a) transition, (b) trauma, (c) functionality, (d) identity, and (e) failure of current models of treatment. CONCLUSIONS Together with identifying key themes, the study provides insight into some possible reasons why current treatment models are failing to promote recovery. Future research examining the effectiveness of treatment that targets underlying causes and maintaining factors of the illness are suggested. Additional education for health professionals is also recommended in order to reduce the trauma that is currently being experienced by some patients with a long-standing illness.
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- Catherine Broomfield
- School of Psychology, Griffith Taylor Building, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- School of Psychology, Griffith Taylor Building, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- InsideOut Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Broomfield C, Rhodes P, Touyz S. Lived experience perspectives on labeling and defining long-standing anorexia nervosa. J Eat Disord 2021; 9:101. [PMID: 34391479 PMCID: PMC8364069 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-021-00457-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Since efforts to stage anorexia nervosa (AN) revealed the existence of various presentations, research into the long-standing subgroup has increased. A change in treatment has been proposed with the intention to use more effective evidence-based methods that target symptoms of the long-standing presentation and improve prognosis. A barrier in achieving this goal in both research and clinical contexts is the lack of a consistent label and definition. This makes the ability to assess, recruit and treat these presentations difficult. Investigations into how this subgroup may be differentiated from other stages of the disorder have included the opinions of practitioners and researchers with little consideration for the perspectives of individuals living with this illness. It was the aim of the current study to investigate lived experience perspectives on the way long-standing AN should be labeled and defined. METHODS Data were collected through a semi-structured interview within a narrative inquiry framework. This approach is beneficial when examining processes that occur over time, such as investigations into a long-term illness. A total of 11 women with a presentation of long-standing AN participated in an interview. Data were divided into two categories for analysis based on the association to labeling or defining the features of the long-standing AN illness. RESULTS Two labels emerged during the analysis with participants describing a preference for the use of 'severe and enduring' over 'chronic' when referring to their presentation of AN. When defining the illness, the most preferred criterion was illness duration with mixed perspectives for the use of previously failed treatment attempts. Participants described a consistent dislike for the use of low body weight as a feature in the defining of the illness. CONCLUSIONS The current study describes how individuals with a lived experience prefer to have the long-standing AN presentation labeled and defined. It is the hope of the authors that these insights will be adopted into any guidelines developed to ensure individuals most affected by this disorder have a voice and continue to be given the opportunity to contribute to topics related to their illness. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex illness that has been divided into stages based on the severity of symptoms. Little is known about the AN stage that persists over lengthy periods of time with research pursuits underway to determine characteristics that allow this disorder to persevere. A barrier in researching and treating these individuals is the lack of a consistent label to refer to these presentations and criteria that will allow us to identify this stage of AN. The aim of the current study was to determine how individuals with a lived experience of long-standing AN prefer to have their illness labeled and defined. A total of 11 women who had experienced this stage of AN were interviewed with the majority of participants reporting to prefer the label 'severe and enduring' over the term 'chronic'. Additionally, most of the participants had a preference for defining their illness based on the duration of time the illness had persisted with mixed opinions for using the number of previously unsuccessful treatment attempts as criterion. The authors are hopeful that any guidelines established for labeling and defining long-standing AN will incorporate the perspectives of individuals with a lived experience of the illness.
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- Catherine Broomfield
- School of Psychology, Griffith Taylor Building, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- School of Psychology, Griffith Taylor Building, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- InsideOut Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Broomfield C, Stedal K, Touyz S. The Neuropsychological Profile of Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review. Front Psychol 2021; 12:708536. [PMID: 34408714 PMCID: PMC8365190 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Characteristics of Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa (SE-AN) are being investigated to differentiate the patients experiencing SE-AN from those at earlier stages of the AN disease. The current systematic review was the first step in exploring neuropsychological functioning as a potentially identifying characteristic for long-term presentations. With a subgroup of AN patients reflecting a unique neuropsychological profile that is proportionate to the quantity of patients that go on to develop SE-AN, it was the aim of this review to assess neuropsychological functioning in the later stage of the disease. In accordance with PRISMA guidelines, a literature search was conducted using four electronic databases (PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus) for neuropsychological research on AN participants with a seven or more year illness duration. Datasets that met inclusion criteria were screened for SE-AN participants (N = 166) and neuropsychological data extracted together with potentially confounding variables and information required to conduct a quality assessment. In research investigating decision-making, participants with a SE-AN presentation demonstrated significantly lower functioning compared to healthy controls. There was conflicting evidence for differences in intellectual functioning and set-shifting abilities with no variability indicated in central coherence, memory, attention, reasoning, or processing speed. If findings from this preliminary analysis are confirmed through empirical research, implications include earlier identification of SE-AN patients and more effective treatment development.
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- Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Norway
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- Inside Out Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Marzola E, Martini M, Brustolin A, Abbate-Daga G. Inpatients with severe-enduring anorexia nervosa: Understanding the "enduringness" specifier. Eur Psychiatry 2021; 64:e44. [PMID: 34254574 PMCID: PMC8278247 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Background Despite the need for a common definition of severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN) with the overarching goal to optimize treatments, this definition still is being debated. Therefore, in this study we conducted an in-depth investigation of the history of AN and its clinical outcomes on inpatients with AN to ascertain the eventual “profiles” for individuals with varying durations of the illness (DOI). Methods We recruited 169 inpatients with AN, grouping them according to DOI: <3 years (short duration, SD-AN); 3–6.99 years (medium duration, MD-AN); and ≥7 years (long duration, LD-AN). We then performed a self-report and interview-based investigation of AN history, clinical data, eating, and general psychopathology, including personality, premorbid traits, stage of change, and quality of life. We measured the clinical outcomes for hospitalization as well. Results The majority of the measures did not differ across groups. Those with LD-AN were older and diagnosed mostly with the binge-purging AN subtype, failed more previous AN-related treatments, reported a lower lifetime body mass index, and trended toward a younger age at onset when compared to the other groups. All patients responded equally well to hospitalization, but patients with SD-AN improved less in drive for thinness and body-related concerns. Conclusions We did not find the “enduringness” of AN to be a specifier of severity. Hospitalization was effective for those with LD-AN and MD-AN, while interventions for the core cognitive aspects of over-evaluation of body shape should be offered to patients with SD-AN.
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- Enrica Marzola
- Eating Disorders Center, Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Eating Disorders Center, Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Eating Disorders Center, Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Eating Disorders Center, Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Strand M, Bulik CM, Gustafsson SA, Welch E. Self-admission in the treatment of eating disorders: an analysis of healthcare resource reallocation. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:465. [PMID: 34001113 PMCID: PMC8130160 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06478-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Self-admission to psychiatric inpatient treatment is an innovative approach to healthcare rationing, based on reallocation of existing resources rather than on increased funding. In self-admission, patients with a history of high healthcare utilization are invited to decide for themselves when brief admission is warranted. Previous findings on patients with severe eating disorders indicate that self-admission reduces participants’ need for inpatient treatment, but that it does not alone lead to symptom remission. Methods The aim of this study was to evaluate if, from a service provider perspective, the resource reallocation associated with self-admission is justified. The analysis makes use of data from a cohort study evaluating the one-year outcomes of self-admission at the Stockholm Centre for Eating Disorders. Results Participants in the program reduced their need for regular specialist inpatient treatment by 67%. Thereby, hospital beds were made available for non-participants due to the removal of a yearly average of 13.2 high-utilizers from the regular waiting list. A sensitivity analysis showed that this “win-win situation” occurred within the entire 95% confidence interval of the inpatient treatment utilization reduction. Conclusions For healthcare systems relying on rationing by waiting list, self-admission has the potential to reduce the need for hospitalization for patients with longstanding eating disorders, while also offering benefits in the form of increased available resources for other patients requiring hospitalization. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02937259 (retrospectively registered 10/15/2016).
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- Mattias Strand
- Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, & Stockholm Health Care Services, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Transkulturellt Centrum, Solnavägen 4, 113 65, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, 701 82, Örebro, Sweden
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- Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, & Stockholm Health Care Services, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.,Stockholm Centre for Eating Disorders, Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jennings KM, Bodell LP, Crosby RD, Haynos AF, Wildes JE. Mixture Modeling to Characterize Anorexia Nervosa: Integrating Personality and Eating Disorder Psychopathology. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc 2021; 27:231-239. [PMID: 31291805 PMCID: PMC7081379 DOI: 10.1177/1078390319862029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND: Efforts to examine alternative classifications (e.g., personality) of anorexia nervosa (AN) using empirical techniques are crucial to elucidate diverse symptom presentations, personality traits, and psychiatric comorbidities. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to use an empirical approach (mixture modeling) to test an alternative classification of AN as categorical, dimensional, or hybrid categorical-dimensional construct based on the co-occurrence of personality psychopathology and eating disorder clinical presentation. METHODS: Patients with AN (N = 194) completed interviews and questionnaires at treatment admission and 3-month follow-up. Mixture modeling was used to test whether indicators best classified AN as categorical, dimensional, or hybrid. RESULTS: A four-latent class, one-latent dimension mixture model that was variant across groups provided the best fit to the data. Results suggest that all classes were characterized by low self-esteem and self-harming and suicidality tendencies. Individuals assigned to Latent Class 2 (LC2; n = 21) had a greater tendency toward being impulsive and easily angered and having difficulties controlling anger compared with those in LC1 (n = 84) and LC3 (n = 66). Moreover, individuals assigned to LC1 and LC3 were more likely to have a poor outcome from intensive treatment compared with those in LC4 (n = 21). Findings indicate that the dimensional aspect within each class measured frequency of specific eating disorder behaviors but did not predict treatment outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: These results emphasize the complexity of AN and the importance of considering how facets of clinical presentation beyond eating disorder behaviors may have different treatment and prognostic implications.
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- Karen M Jennings
- Karen M. Jennings, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, University of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, USA
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- Lindsay P. Bodell, PhD, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Ross D. Crosby, PhD, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Ann F. Haynos, PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Fernández-Hernández JL, Herranz-Hernández P, Segovia-Torres L. Refusal of Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: Mental Health Professionals' Opinion on Willingness and Role Stress. REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE PSIQUIATRIA (ENGLISH ED.) 2021; 52:S0034-7450(21)00046-9. [PMID: 33888305 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcp.2021.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The hospitalisation of patients with anorexia nervosa poses an important bioethical quandary and can generate stress for the healthcare professionals. Our goal was to know and analyse the opinion of mental health professionals on some conditions for applying the involuntary hospitalisation of patients with anorexia nervosa. METHODS Cross-sectional descriptive observational study on a sample of 270 mental health professionals, using an ad hoc questionnaire with scores ranging from 0 to 10. RESULTS The professionals state that, in some cases, the patient accepts admission reluctantly: 7.74 (95% CI, 7.55-7.93). In the event of physical risk, it is difficult for them to combine respect for the patient's autonomy and the duty of care: 6.06 (95% CI, 5.70-6.41) and the relationship with the patient is largely oriented to convince them: 7.18 (95% CI, 6.91-7.46). They do not decide on the suitability of the participation of non-medical staff in the decision: 5.13 (95% CI, 4.75-5.52), or if the indication should correspond to someone other than the doctor in charge of their care: 4.79 (95% CI, 4.39-5.19). They reject the possibility of conscientious objection: 4.05 (95% CI, 3.68-4.41). CONCLUSIONS Mental health professionals are subject to ambiguous work demands, which affects their care dynamics.
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Fernández-Aranda F, Treasure J, Paslakis G, Agüera Z, Giménez M, Granero R, Sánchez I, Serrano-Troncoso E, Gorwood P, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Bonin EM, Monteleone P, Jiménez-Murcia S. The impact of duration of illness on treatment nonresponse and drop-out: Exploring the relevance of enduring eating disorder concept. EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW 2021; 29:499-513. [PMID: 33599348 DOI: 10.1002/erv.2822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There are no generally accepted definitions or markers of treatment nonresponse in eating disorders (EDs). The aim of this paper was to examine how the duration of illness and other potential prognostic markers impacted on nonresponse and drop-out from treatment across different EDs subtypes. METHODS A total sample of 1199 consecutively treated patients with EDs, according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition criteria, participated in this study. Kaplan-Meier curves were calculated for each ED diagnosis in which the probability of recovery was plotted against the duration of illness. RESULTS Full remission was more likely for people with binge eating disorder (BED; 47.4%) and anorexia nervosa (AN; 43.9%) compared to bulimia nervosa (BN; 25.2%) and other specified feeding and EDs (OSFED; 23.2%). The cut-off points for the duration of the illness related with high likelihoods of poor response was 6-8 years among OSFED, 12-14 years among AN and BN and 20-21 years among BED. Other variables predicting nonresponse included dysfunctional personality traits. CONCLUSIONS Nonresponse to treatment is associated with duration of illness which is in turn associated with poor response to previous treatment. However, there was no evidence for staging the illness using specific duration of illness criteria. Nevertheless, the shorter temporal trajectory for OSFED suggests that early interventions may be of importance for this group.
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- Fernando Fernández-Aranda
- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.,Psychiatry and Mental Health Group, Neuroscience Program, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Section of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Medical Faculty, University Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Campus East-Westphalia, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Luebbecke, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.,Psychiatry and Mental Health Group, Neuroscience Program, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Perinatal Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Psychobiology and Methodology of Health Sciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.,Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu and Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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- CMME, GHU Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Université de Paris, INSERM, U1266, Paris, France
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- Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.,Psychiatry and Mental Health Group, Neuroscience Program, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Gutiérrez E, Carrera O. Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa: Enduring Wrong Assumptions? Front Psychiatry 2021; 11:538997. [PMID: 33658948 PMCID: PMC7917110 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.538997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To the extent that severe and lasting anorexia nervosa (SE-AN) is defined in terms of refractoriness to the best treatments available, it is mandatory to scrutinize the proven effectiveness of the treatments offered to patients. The array of so-called current evidence-based treatments for anorexia nervosa (AN) encompasses the entire spectrum of treatments ranging from specialized brand-type treatments to new treatments adapted to the specific characteristics of people suffering from AN. However, after several randomized control trials, parity in efficacy is the characteristic among these treatments. To further complicate the landscape of effective treatments, this "tie score" extends to the treatment originally conceived as control conditions, or treatment as usual conditions. In retrospection, one can understand that treatments considered to be the best treatments available in the past were unaware of their possible iatrogenic effects. Obviously, the same can be said of the theoretical assumptions underpinning such treatments. In either case, if the definition of chronicity mentioned above is applied, it is clear that the responsibility for the chronicity of the disorder says more about the flagrant inefficacy of the treatments and the defective assumptions underpinning them, than the nature of the disorder itself. A historical analysis traces the emergence of the current concept of "typical" AN and Hilde Bruch's contribution to it. It is concluded that today's diagnostic criteria resulting from a long process of acculturation distort rather than capture the essence of the disorder, as well as marginalizing and invalidating patients' perspectives.
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- Emilio Gutiérrez
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, College of Psychology, University of Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Venres Clínicos Unit, College of Psychology, University of Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Venres Clínicos Unit, College of Psychology, University of Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Redgrave GW, Schreyer CC, Coughlin JW, Fischer LK, Pletch A, Guarda AS. Discharge Body Mass Index, Not Illness Chronicity, Predicts 6-Month Weight Outcome in Patients Hospitalized With Anorexia Nervosa. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:641861. [PMID: 33716836 PMCID: PMC7946839 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.641861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Proposed treatments for severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN) focus on quality of life, and psychological and social functioning. By de-emphasizing weight restoration as a priority, however, premature diagnosis of SE-AN may reduce potential for recovery. The present study assessed the effect of weight restoration, illness duration, and severity on treatment outcome 6 months after discharge from an intensive, meal-based behavioral treatment program. Participants included hospitalized adult women (N = 191) with AN or underweight other specified feeding and eating disorder (OSFED). Participants were characterized as short-term (ill <7 years; n = 74) or long-term ill (ill ≥ 7 years; n = 117). Compared with short-term ill, long-term ill patients were older, had lower lifetime body mass index (BMI), more prior admissions, and exhibited greater depression and neuroticism. Long-term vs. short-term ill patients gained weight at the same rate (~2 kg/wk) and were equally likely to be weight restored by discharge (>75% reached BMI ≥ 19 kg/m2 in both groups). At 6-month follow-up (n = 99), both groups had equivalent self-reported BMI, and depression, drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, and bulimia scores. The only predictor of BMI ≥ 19 kg/m2 at follow-up was discharge BMI. The likelihood of a BMI ≥ 19 kg/m2 at follow-up was 5-fold higher for those with discharge BMI ≥ 19 kg/m2. Few studies of long-term ill inpatients with AN have examined the impact of full weight restoration on short-term outcomes. This study supports the therapeutically optimistic stance that, regardless of illness duration, hospitalized patients with AN benefit from gaining weight to a BMI ≥ 19 kg/m2.
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- Graham W Redgrave
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Children's National Medical Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Marzola E, Longo P, Sardella F, Delsedime N, Abbate-Daga G. Rehospitalization and "Revolving Door" in Anorexia Nervosa: Are There Any Predictors of Time to Readmission? Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:694223. [PMID: 34366923 PMCID: PMC8342847 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.694223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Objective: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe psychiatric illness with multifactorial etiology and unsatisfactory treatment outcomes. Hospitalization is required for a substantial number of patients, and readmission (RA) commonly occurs. Some individuals need multiple hospitalizations sometimes over a short amount of time, thus, delineating the "revolving door" (RD) phenomenon. However, very little is known about readmissions and their frequency in AN. Therefore, we aimed to longitudinally investigate readmissions in AN in order to: (a) characterize patients with AN who need readmission (i.e., RA-AN), sometimes rapidly (RD-AN); (b) ascertain differences between RA-AN and non-RA-AN groups during baseline hospitalization; (c) investigate as to whether clinical or psychometric parameters worsened on RA; and (d) analyze predictors of time-to-readmission in AN. Methods: A total of 170 inpatients with AN were enrolled at their baseline hospitalization; all their subsequent rehospitalizations were recorded with a longitudinal design by which each patient has been observed for 3 years. Patients were classified as RD-AN if requiring a readmission <12 months since last discharge. Clinical characteristics were measured upon admission and discharge for each hospitalization, and at all time points, patients completed questionnaires assessing eating and general psychopathology, and body shape concerns. Results: Sixty-seven patients (39.4%) needed at least one readmission and 62 (92.5% of RA-AN) reported RD. Compared with non-RA-AN, those with RA-AN were younger, reported a shorter duration of illness, and were more frequently diagnosed with AN-BP. Also, greater severity of anxious and depressive symptoms and body shape concerns emerged in the RA-AN group. The outcome of baseline hospitalization did not differ between groups, and only depressive symptoms worsened at readmission. Shorter duration of AN and low weight gain during baseline hospitalization predicted early readmission but did not survive statistical control. In contrast, high scores on drive for thinness upon baseline hospital entry robustly predicted a shorter time to readmission even after statistical control. Discussion: Individuals with AN who require readmission do so over a short period notwithstanding a positive treatment outcome during their baseline hospitalization. Shorter time-to-readmission can be predicted mostly in case of marked drive for thinness and poor weight gain at baseline hospital admission.
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- Enrica Marzola
- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", Eating Disorders Center, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", Eating Disorders Center, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", Eating Disorders Center, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", Eating Disorders Center, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", Eating Disorders Center, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Radunz M, Keegan E, Osenk I, Wade TD. Relationship between eating disorder duration and treatment outcome: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Eat Disord 2020; 53:1761-1773. [PMID: 32856329 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This systematic review and meta-analysis examine the contribution of duration to treatment outcome for eating disorders. METHOD Studies (n = 31) were identified that examined associations (r) between duration and 45 different outcomes. We were unable to extract r for seven studies (9 outcomes) and extracted r for 36 outcomes across 24 studies (2,349 participants). Indicators of treatment outcome were heterogeneous and thus a series of different meta-analyses, aimed at increasing homogeneity, were conducted. RESULTS First, we examined the average effect size for one primary eating disorder related outcome from each of the 24 studies. There was no association between duration and treatment outcome (r = .05, 95% CI: -.03:.13), with high heterogeneity. Second, we conducted three sub-group analyses to explore possible sources of heterogeneity (diagnosis: anorexia nervosa versus bulimia nervosa; nature of the outcome: binary versus continuous; or type of outcome: binary indicator of recovery, eating disorder psychopathology, weight gain). There was no significant moderation or associations between duration and outcome (ranging from .02-.08), with low to medium heterogeneity. Third, two stand-alone analyses examined outcomes related to weight gain (n = 8) and eating disorder psychopathology (n = 5), with nonsignificant rs of .23/-.06, respectively. High levels of heterogeneity were present. DISCUSSION Duration did not influence treatment outcome across any of our meta-analyses. Increasing homogeneity and power will allow more stable estimates of the impact of duration on outcome to be calculated; to this end, future treatment studies should include outcome related to weight gain (anorexia nervosa) and improvements in eating disorder psychopathology.
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- Marcela Radunz
- Blackbird Initiative, Órama Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Blackbird Initiative, Órama Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Blackbird Initiative, Órama Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Blackbird Initiative, Órama Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Strand M, Bulik CM, Gustafsson SA, von Hausswolff-Juhlin Y, Welch E. Self-admission to inpatient treatment in anorexia nervosa: Impact on healthcare utilization, eating disorder morbidity, and quality of life. Int J Eat Disord 2020; 53:1685-1695. [PMID: 32666605 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Little evidence exists concerning the optimal model of inpatient care for patients with longstanding anorexia nervosa (AN). Self-admission has been developed as a treatment tool whereby patients with a history of high healthcare utilization are invited to decide for themselves when brief admission is warranted. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a self-admission program on healthcare utilization, eating disorder morbidity, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and sick leave for patients with AN. METHOD In this cohort study, 29 participants with AN in a Swedish self-admission program were compared to 113 patients with longstanding illness but low previous utilization of inpatient treatment, matched based on age, illness duration, and body-mass index (BMI). Data on healthcare utilization, eating disorder morbidity, and sick leave were obtained from national population and eating disorder quality registers. RESULTS Participants displayed a >50% reduction in time spent hospitalized at 12-month follow-up, compared to nonsignificant changes in the comparison group. A sensitivity analysis comparing participants to a moderate-utilization comparison subgroup strengthened this observation. In contrast, the approach did not affect participants' BMI or eating disorder morbidity. Regarding HRQoL, mixed results were observed. In terms of sick leave, a beneficial but nonsignificant pattern was seen for participants. DISCUSSION These findings indicate that self-admission is a viable and helpful tool within a recovery model framework, even though it does not lead to symptom remission. In its proper context, self-admission could potentially transform healthcare from crisis-driven to pre-emptive, and promote autonomy for severely ill patients.
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- Mattias Strand
- Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, & Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.,Transcultural Centre, Northern Stockholm Psychiatry, Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, & Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, & Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.,Stockholm Centre for Eating Disorders, Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden
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Wildes JE. Moving from "I know it when I see it" to an empirical classification of severe and enduring anorexia nervosa: Commentary on Wonderlich et al. (2020). Int J Eat Disord 2020; 53:1315-1317. [PMID: 32496572 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN) is well known to clinicians who treat eating disorders, especially in adults, yet an empirically validated definition of SE-AN is lacking. Current approaches to delineating SE-AN rely on expert opinion, and there is little consensus regarding the criteria that distinguish SE-AN from other clinical presentations or the thresholds that define the boundaries of severity and enduringness. Empirical classification techniques and clinical staging frameworks that incorporate biomarkers offer intriguing alternatives to expert consensus in refining the definition of SE-AN. Empirical approaches, such as latent class analysis and taxometric analysis, have contributed to advances in eating disorders classification, including support for distinctions between eating disorder classes. Likewise, clinical staging models are being applied to other psychiatric disorders and offer a framework for incorporating biological indices of illness progression, such as neurocognitive changes, into a definition of SE-AN. Though some of these methods (e.g., biomarkers) are a long way from being realized, the need for an evidence-based approach to classifying SE-AN is clear. Without it, the challenges outlined by Wonderlich et al. (International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2020) will be difficult to resolve, and the burden of SE-AN on patients, their loved ones, and the healthcare system will continue.
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- Jennifer E Wildes
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Ambwani S, Cardi V, Albano G, Cao L, Crosby RD, Macdonald P, Schmidt U, Treasure J. A multicenter audit of outpatient care for adult anorexia nervosa: Symptom trajectory, service use, and evidence in support of "early stage" versus "severe and enduring" classification. Int J Eat Disord 2020; 53:1337-1348. [PMID: 32064663 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND We explored the utility of "staging" anorexia nervosa (AN) by duration of illness and psychological wellbeing. We also investigated 12-month symptom trajectories and service usage in a large cohort of patients with AN assessed for outpatient treatment. METHOD We conducted secondary analyses on data from a multisite clinical trial of adults with AN (n = 187) recruited from 22 NHS England specialist eating disorder (ED) services into a digital treatment augmentation study. Clinical outcomes and service use were measured at postintervention (six weeks), 6 and 12 months. We grouped patients into two categories: "early stage" (illness duration <3 years; n = 60) and "severe and enduring" stage (SE-AN; n = 41) indicated by distress (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales, DASS ≥60) and illness duration (≥7 years). RESULTS At 12 months, patients reported large improvements in body mass index, small to moderate improvements in ED symptoms, mood, and work/social adjustment, and 23.6% met criteria for recovery. However, patients classified as SE-AN reported higher rates of accessing intensive services, higher ED symptomatology, and poorer work/social adjustment at baseline, and lower rates of improvement in work/social adjustment at 12 months compared to "early stage" respondents. DISCUSSION Although present findings suggest overall symptomatic improvements, exploratory results highlight marked differences in course and service use between people at different stages of AN, suggesting a need to consider staging for clinical decision-making. Further research differentiating between clinical subtypes of AN and adoption of a more personalized approach may ensure that services and care pathways better fit patient needs.
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- Suman Ambwani
- Department of Psychology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Section of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Section of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.,Department of Psychology, Educational Sciences and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research, Fargo, North Dakota, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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- Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research, Fargo, North Dakota, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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- Section of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Section of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Section of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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Saure E, Laasonen M, Lepistö-Paisley T, Mikkola K, Ålgars M, Raevuori A. Characteristics of autism spectrum disorders are associated with longer duration of anorexia nervosa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Eat Disord 2020; 53:1056-1079. [PMID: 32181530 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with neuropsychological characteristics such as impairments in central coherence, cognitive flexibility, and emotion recognition. The same features also manifest in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and have been suggested to be associated with illness prolongation in AN. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine whether pronounced neuropsychological characteristics related to ASD are associated with illness duration in AN. METHOD Four databases (Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus, PubMed) were searched for eligible studies. Search terms were (a) "anorexia nervosa" and (b) "cognitive flexibility" or "set-shifting" or "central coherence" or "emotion recognition" or "theory of mind". The final sample consisted of 53 studies. Duration of AN was divided into three categories in order to investigate differences between the groups with varying illness duration. The meta-analysis was performed with Review Manager using a random-effects model. RESULTS Deficits in central coherence, cognitive flexibility, and emotion recognition were pronounced among individuals with prolonged AN compared to those with shorter illness duration. DISCUSSION A prolonged course of AN appears to be associated with underlying neuropsychological characteristics that are also distinctive to ASD. Neuropsychological impairments may lead to prolonged AN, and prolonged illness may contribute to the subsequent "neurological scar effect," further strengthening these impairments.
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- Emma Saure
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Phoniatrics, Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Åbo Akademi University, Department of Psychology, Åbo Akademi Fakulteten för humaniora psykologi och teologi, Turku, Finland
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- Clinicum, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Strand M, Sjöstrand M, Lindblad A. A palliative care approach in psychiatry: clinical implications. BMC Med Ethics 2020; 21:29. [PMID: 32306966 PMCID: PMC7168959 DOI: 10.1186/s12910-020-00472-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Traditionally, palliative care has focused on patients suffering from life-threatening somatic diseases such as cancer or progressive neurological disorders. In contrast, despite the often chronic, severely disabling, and potentially life-threatening nature of psychiatric disorders, there are neither palliative care units nor clinical guidelines on palliative measures for patients in psychiatry. Main text This paper contributes to the growing literature on a palliative approach in psychiatry and is based on the assumption that a change of perspective from a curative to a palliative approach could help promote patient-centeredness and increase quality of life for severely ill patients in psychiatry as well as in somatic medicine. To exemplify this, we offer three different clinical scenarios: severe and enduring anorexia nervosa, treatment-refractory schizophrenia, and chronic suicidality and persistent self-injury in borderline personality disorder. Conclusion We emphasize that many typical interventions for treatment-refractory psychiatric disorders may indeed be of a palliative nature. Furthermore, introducing traditional features of palliative care, e.g. so-called goals of care conversations, could aid even further in ensuring that caregivers, patients, and families agree on which treatment goals are to be prioritized in order to optimize quality of life in spite of severe, persistent mental disorder.
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- Mattias Strand
- Stockholm Centre for Eating Disorders, Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 27B, 118 50, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, & Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Stockholm Centre for Healthcare Ethics, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm Centre for Healthcare Ethics, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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Zhu J, Yang Y, Touyz S, Park R, Hay P. Psychological Treatments for People With Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa: A Mini Review. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:206. [PMID: 32265758 PMCID: PMC7106475 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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This Mini-Review presents recent research into evidence for psychological treatments for people with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SEAN). Two psychological therapies, specialist supportive clinical management (SSCM), and cognitive behavior therapy for anorexia nervosa (CBT-AN) have limited (one randomized controlled study) evidence of efficacy. Both have had adaptations for SEAN, notably with revision of the primary treatment goal of improved quality of life and full weight recovery a secondary goal. A major issue with existing studies is poor definition of SEAN, and the large deficit in research that has used an agreed definition of SEAN. In particular, it may be problematic to extrapolate from studies of people with either severe and/or enduring but not intractable or "resistant" illness. People with longstanding AN who have not received evidence based care should be offered this with an expectation of recovery. Similarly, people with SEAN may be offered care with judicious mitigation of expectations. In the future, trials should include people with SEAN clearly defined. Trials with a subsample of participants likely to have SEAN, if identified at randomisation, are an opportunity for secondary analyses of such participants. This would widen the evidence base for psychological treatments providing hope for people with this devastating illness. Finally, there is an urgent need not only to strengthen our existing knowledge with studies of sufficient power, but also, fundamentally, to derive novel conceptualizations of what "treatment" involves.
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- James Zhu
- South West and North Coast Psychiatry Training Network, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- InsideOut Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Western Sydney University, Translational Health Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- South Western Sydney Local Health District, Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Liu W, Zhan S, Li D, Lin Z, Zhang C, Wang T, Pan S, Zhang J, Cao C, Jin H, Li Y, Sun B. Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens for treatment-refractory anorexia nervosa: A long-term follow-up study. Brain Stimul 2020; 13:643-649. [PMID: 32289691 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Given that anorexia nervosa (AN) is a life-threatening mental disorder and has poor clinical outcomes, novel effective treatments are warranted, especially for severe and persistent cases. OBJECTIVE To investigate the safety, feasibility, and clinical outcomes of using deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) in treatment-refractory AN patients. METHODS A total of 28 women with refractory AN underwent NAcc-DBS and completed this 2-year follow-up study. The clinical outcomes, including body mass index (BMI) and mood, anxiety, and obsessive symptoms, were assessed using a series of psychiatric scales at 6 and 24 months post operation. RESULTS While no fatalities were reported during this study, 1 patient showed device rejection. The most common short-term side effect observed was varying degrees of pain at the incision sites (n = 22), which usually disappeared 3-4 days following the operation. No severe surgical adverse events were observed. Compared to presurgical levels, significant increases in BMI and improvement in psychiatric scale scores were noted during the 6-month follow-up and were maintained at the 2-year review. Finally, a post-hoc analysis revealed that the NAcc-DBS was less effective for weight restoration in patients with the binge-eating/purge subtype of AN than in those with the restricting subtype (R-AN). CONCLUSION Our long-term follow-up study suggests that NAcc-DBS is safe and effective for improving the BMI and psychiatric symptoms of patients with refractory AN. Although NAcc-DBS appears to be more suitable for patients with R-AN, strict inclusion criteria must be applied considering surgery-related complications.
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- Wei Liu
- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shanghai YangPu District Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Dapelo MM, Gil AA, Lacalle L, Vogel M. Severity and Endurance in Eating Disorders: An Exploration of a Clinical Sample From Chile. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:869. [PMID: 33005159 PMCID: PMC7485125 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION One in five patients with eating disorders (EDs) may take a lasting course. It has been proposed that this enduring group exhibits increased severity, such as low treatment response, severe symptomatology, and poor quality of life. However, there is no consensus defining this group. Moreover, most of the literature comes from high-income societies and may not apply to developing countries. AIMS This study aimed to evaluate the association between endurance (length of ED) and severity (previous treatments, hospitalizations, medical complications, symptomatology and clinical impairment) in individuals with EDs from Chile. In addition, it aimed to explore the association between endurance and delays seeking specialized treatment. METHODS Forty-one women with EDs (16 with anorexia nervosa, 11 with bulimia nervosa, 10 with binge eating disorder and 4 with other specified EDs) completed a social-demographic survey, the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire, and the Clinical Impairment Assessment. Also, Body Mass Index, length of ED, and complications were retrieved from participants' medical records. Spearman correlation coefficient and linear regression were used to explore the association between length of ED and measures of severity and treatment seeking behavior. RESULTS There was no significant association between endurance (length of ED) and measures of severity. There was a significant association between length of ED and delays seeking specialized treatment (rs=0.72; p<0.01). Regression indicated that for each month in delay visiting a specialized ED treatment team, the ED duration increased by 0.87 months (F(1,38)=75.93; p<0.01; R2= 0.66). DISCUSSION The findings suggest that in developing countries, where specialized treatment access is not widespread, defining SEED solely by the length of illness may not be clinically significant, and other criteria (e.g., timely access to evidence-based treatments) should be considered.
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- Marcela M Dapelo
- Center for Studies in Eating Behavior, School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Eating Disorders Unit, Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile
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- Eating Disorders Unit, Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile
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- Eating Disorders Unit, Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile
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Musolino CM, Warin M, Gilchrist P. Embodiment as a Paradigm for Understanding and Treating SE-AN: Locating the Self in Culture. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:534. [PMID: 32595537 PMCID: PMC7304294 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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There has been a growing call for sociologically engaged research to better understand the complex processes underpinning Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa (SE-AN). Based on a qualitative study with women in Adelaide, South Australia who were reluctant to seek help for their disordered eating practices, this paper draws on anthropological concepts of embodiment to examine how SE-AN is experienced as culturally grounded. We argue that experiences of SE-AN are culturally informed, and in turn, inform bodily perception and practice in the world. Over time, everyday rituals and routines became part of participants' habitus', experienced as taken-for-granted practices that structured life-worlds. Here, culture and self are not separate, but intimately entangled in and through embodiment. Approaching SE-AN through a paradigm of embodiment has important implications for therapeutic models that attempt to move anorexia nervosa away from the body and separate it from the self in order to achieve recovery. Separating experiences-literally disembodying anorexia nervosa-was described by participants as more than the loss of an identity; it would dismantle their sense of being-in-the-world. Understanding how SE-AN is itself a structure that structures every aspect of daily life, helps us to understand the fear of living differently, and the safety that embodied routines bring. We conclude by asking what therapeutic treatment might look like if we took embodiment as one orientation to SE-AN, and focused on quality of life and harm minimization.
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- Connie Marguerite Musolino
- College of Medicine and Public Health, Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Faculty of Arts, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Takakura S, Aso CS, Toda K, Hata T, Yamashita M, Sudo N. Physical and psychological aspects of anorexia nervosa based on duration of illness: a cross-sectional study. Biopsychosoc Med 2019; 13:32. [PMID: 31889996 PMCID: PMC6929428 DOI: 10.1186/s13030-019-0173-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background We evaluated physical and psychological features of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) who differed by duration of illness. Methods Data were obtained from 204 female patients with AN, divided into two groups based on illness duration: short-term illness duration (less than 5 years; n = 118); and long-term duration (5 years or more; n = 86). Physical parameters were measured using blood serum testing and psychological aspects were assessed using various instruments. Results A significantly higher proportion of restricting type AN was observed in the short-term group while the proportion of binge eating/purging type AN was higher in the long-term group. There was no difference in body mass index (BMI) between the groups. Serum total protein, albumin, potassium, chloride, and calcium in the long-term group were significantly lower than in the short-term group. Overall scores on the Eating Disorder Inventory as well as most of the subscales, except maturity fears, were higher in the long-term group than in the short-term group. The care subscale of the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) was lower in the long-term group than in the short-term group, while the overprotection subscale of the PBI was higher in the long-term group than in the short-term group. Results of a multiple regression analysis indicated that the overprotection subscale of the PBI was the only significant predictor of duration of illness. Conclusions Duration of illness may be associated with physical and psychological features of AN; thus, adapting therapeutic approaches to illness duration might be necessary.
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- Shu Takakura
- 1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- 2Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- 1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- 1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- 1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- 1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan.,2Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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Russell J, Mulvey B, Bennett H, Donnelly B, Frig E. Harm minimization in severe and enduring anorexia nervosa. Int Rev Psychiatry 2019; 31:391-402. [PMID: 31074662 DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2019.1601073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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For many sufferers of anorexia nervosa, the time course is long, and the prospect of disability and family burden great. This is all too often the case, even with early diagnosis and treatment. The term severe and enduring anorexia nervosa has been applied to these survivors. Yet, a majority of patients do eventually recover and, even where this is not the case, adaptive medical stability and function can be maintained despite alarming dilapidation. Managing the years of illness so as to have the best outcome physically and psychologically, even where full weight recovery does not occur, or has not yet occurred, is the topic of this article. Literature pertaining to harm minimization in chronic, severe, enduring, and long-standing anorexia nervosa was selectively reviewed using an Ovid data base and Google Scholar. The authors' own clinical experience over almost four decades in public and private hospital and community settings has also informed much of what has been written. The authors would like to think that it is possible to do better than the familiar injunction (variously attributed to Hippocrates, Galen, and others) of 'primum non nocere'-although this is a good place to start.
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- Janice Russell
- a Professor Marie Bashir Centre , Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Camperdown , NSW , Australia
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- a Professor Marie Bashir Centre , Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Camperdown , NSW , Australia
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- a Professor Marie Bashir Centre , Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Camperdown , NSW , Australia
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- a Professor Marie Bashir Centre , Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Camperdown , NSW , Australia
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- a Professor Marie Bashir Centre , Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Camperdown , NSW , Australia
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Craig M, Waine J, Wilson S, Waller G. Optimizing treatment outcomes in adolescents with eating disorders: The potential role of cognitive behavioral therapy. Int J Eat Disord 2019; 52:538-542. [PMID: 30829421 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE While family-based treatment (FBT) is the leading psychological therapy for adolescents with eating disorders, it is not universally effective or suitable. This study considered the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for eating disorders (CBT-ED) in adolescent cases where FBT was not fully effective or where it was not applicable to the individual case. METHOD A transdiagnostic case series of 54 adolescents with eating disorders (52% with anorexia nervosa; 31% with atypical anorexia nervosa) were offered CBT-ED following previous treatment using FBT or following FBT being judged inappropriate. Pre-post outcomes were assessed using standardized measures of eating attitudes and clinical impairment, and weight change was measured for the patients with anorexia nervosa. RESULTS The rate of attrition was similar to that found in other CBT-ED studies (38.9% of patients who started CBT-ED; 59.3% of those offered CBT-ED). The patients showed positive outcomes on all measures, regardless of whether they had previously been treated with FBT. Effect sizes were moderate to large. Severity and duration of the eating disorder were unrelated to outcomes. DISCUSSION CBT-ED merits consideration as a second-line approach for adolescents with eating disorders when FBT has not been effective or could not be applied. There is no evidence that previous failure to benefit from FBT impairs outcome from subsequent CBT-ED, and severity and duration of the eating disorder did not influence outcome. Treatment matching for adolescents with eating disorders might consider the role of previous treatment outcomes and family availability in determining optimum treatment strategies for individuals.
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- Mirin Craig
- Connect Eating Disorders Team, CAMHS, Specialist Children's Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Tertiary Eating Disorders Service, NHS Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Specialist Children's Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Bodell LP, Cheng Y, Wildes JE. Psychological Impairment as a Predictor of Suicide Ideation in Individuals with Anorexia Nervosa. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2019; 49:520-528. [PMID: 29578246 PMCID: PMC6158119 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder characterized by severe food restriction resulting in low body weight and an intense fear of gaining weight. This disorder has one of the highest suicide rates of any psychiatric illness; however, few studies have investigated prospective predictors of suicide ideation (SI) in this population. Quality-of-life impairment may be particularly relevant for understanding suicide risk in AN, given associations with SI in other psychiatric disorders and associations with chronicity and severity in AN. This study explored associations between eating disorder-related impairment and SI in individuals with AN (n = 113) who completed assessments at treatment discharge and 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge. Greater psychological impairment predicted future occurrence of SI controlling for age, depression, history of SI, and eating disorder variables. Associations were specific to psychological impairment as other domains of impairment did not predict SI over time. Findings highlight the potential importance of targeting interpersonal-psychological consequences of AN to decrease future suicide risk.
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Pugh J, Tan J, Aziz T, Park RJ. The Moral Obligation to Prioritize Research Into Deep Brain Stimulation Over Brain Lesioning Procedures for Severe Enduring Anorexia Nervosa. Front Psychiatry 2018; 9:523. [PMID: 30416458 PMCID: PMC6212472 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Deep Brain Stimulation is currently being investigated as an experimental treatment for patients suffering from treatment-refractory AN, with an increasing number of case reports and small-scale trials published. Although still at an exploratory and experimental stage, initial results have been promising. Despite the risks associated with an invasive neurosurgical procedure and the long-term implantation of a foreign body, DBS has a number of advantageous features for patients with SE-AN. Stimulation can be fine-tuned to the specific needs of the particular patient, is relatively reversible, and the technique also allows for the crucial issue of investigating and comparing the effects of different neural targets. However, at a time when DBS is emerging as a promising investigational treatment modality for AN, lesioning procedures in psychiatry are having a renaissance. Of concern it has been argued that the two kinds of interventions should instead be understood as rivaling, yet "mutually enriching paradigms" despite the fact that lesioning the brain is irreversible and there is no evidence base for an effective target in AN. We argue that lesioning procedures in AN are unethical at this stage of knowledge and seriously problematic for this patient group, for whom self-control is particularly central to wellbeing. They pose a greater risk of major harms that cannot justify ethical equipoise, despite the apparent superiority in reduced short term surgical harms and lower cost.
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- Jonathan Pugh
- The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Rose C, Waller G. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for eating disorders in primary care settings: Does it work, and does a greater dose make it more effective? Int J Eat Disord 2017; 50:1350-1355. [PMID: 28884837 DOI: 10.1002/eat.22778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine whether cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for eating disorders can be effective in a routine, primary care clinical setting, and to assess dose response. METHOD The participants were 47 patients who commenced treatment with a publicly-funded primary care eating disorder service. They attended 7-33 sessions of individual CBT (mean = 17), using an evidence-based approach. Routine measures were collected pre- and post-therapy. RESULTS Three-quarters of the patients completed treatment. Using intention to treat analysis (multiple imputation), the patients showed substantial improvements in eating attitudes, bulimic behaviors, and depression. However, there was no association between the level of improvement and the length of therapy past the 8th to 12th session. DISCUSSION The level of effectiveness shown here is comparable to that previously demonstrated by more specialist services in secondary and tertiary care. The nonlinear association between number of sessions and recovery highlights the importance of early change, across the eating disorders.
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- Charlotte Rose
- AWP, First Step, Primary Care Eating Disorder Service, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Higher levels of care (HLC)-including inpatient hospitalization, residential treatment, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient treatment-are frequently utilized within routine care for eating disorders. Despite widespread use, there is limited research evaluating the efficacy of HLC, as well as clinical issues related to care in these settings. This review describes the different levels of care for eating disorders and briefly reviews the most up-to-date guidelines and research regarding how to choose a level of care. In addition, as HLC approaches for ED continue to be developed and refined, pragmatic and conceptual challenges have emerged that provide barriers to clinical efficacy and the execution of high-quality treatment research. This review includes a discussion of various issues specific to HLC, as well as a summary of recent literature addressing them.
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Borgo F, Riva A, Benetti A, Casiraghi MC, Bertelli S, Garbossa S, Anselmetti S, Scarone S, Pontiroli AE, Morace G, Borghi E. Microbiota in anorexia nervosa: The triangle between bacterial species, metabolites and psychological tests. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0179739. [PMID: 28636668 PMCID: PMC5479564 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disease with devastating physical consequences, with a pathophysiological mechanism still to be elucidated. Metagenomic studies on anorexia nervosa have revealed profound gut microbiome perturbations as a possible environmental factor involved in the disease. In this study we performed a comprehensive analysis integrating data on gut microbiota with clinical, anthropometric and psychological traits to gain new insight in the pathophysiology of AN. Fifteen AN women were compared with fifteen age-, sex- and ethnicity-matched healthy controls. AN diet was characterized by a significant lower energy intake, but macronutrient analysis highlighted a restriction only in fats and carbohydrates consumption. Next generation sequencing showed that AN intestinal microbiota was significantly affected at every taxonomic level, showing a significant increase of Enterobacteriaceae, and of the archeon Methanobrevibacter smithii compared with healthy controls. On the contrary, the genera Roseburia, Ruminococcus and Clostridium, were depleted, in line with the observed reduction in AN of total short chain fatty acids, butyrate, and propionate. Butyrate concentrations inversely correlated with anxiety levels, whereas propionate directly correlated with insulin levels and with the relative abundance of Roseburia inulinivorans, a known propionate producer. BMI represented the best predictive value for gut dysbiosis and metabolic alterations, showing a negative correlation with Bacteroides uniformis (microbiota), with alanine aminotransferase (liver function), and with psychopathological scores (obsession-compulsion, anxiety, and depression), and a positive correlation with white blood cells count. In conclusion, our findings corroborate the hypothesis that the gut dysbiosis could take part in the AN neurobiology, in particular in sustaining the persistence of alterations that eventually result in relapses after renourishment and psychological therapy, but causality still needs to be proven.
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- Francesca Borgo
- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
- ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
- ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
- ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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