Funen Anorexia Nervosa Study - a follow-up study on outcome, mortality, quality of life and body composition.

Funen Anorexia Nervosa Study - a follow-up study on outcome, mortality, quality of life and body composition. Dan Med J. 2017 Jun;64(6): Authors: Winkler LA Abstract Eating disorders (EDs) comprise a wide range of symptoms, with severe psychological and physical implications for the patient. EDs include anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and until 2013 eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS), if criteria for AN or BN were not met. Patients suffering from an ED have poor prognosis, with more than half of AN patients not obtaining complete remission. One-fifth develops a chronic disease. EDs have an increased risk of premature death and patients with EDs report poorer quality of life (QoL) compared to both the general population and other psychiatric/somatic diseases. Patients who, apparently, obtain complete remission will still be affected in QoL when compared to a healthy reference group. Treatment is complicated by high drop-out rates, hence making large retrospective follow-up studies difficult to conduct. The multiple endocrine disturbances as a result of the severe malnourishment in AN often result in amenorrhea and a weight goal for remenorrhea has been ambiguous. This thesis encompasses results from four studies examining the abovementioned challenges and is based on a large retrospective cohort of ED patients referred to a highly specialized ED treatment unit. Study 1: QoL in EDs was reported for a large retr...
Source: Danish Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Dan Med J Source Type: research