Recovery from eating disorder 1  year after start of treatment is related to better mentalization and strong reduction of sensitivity to others.

CONCLUSION: A focus on enhancing mentalization in eating disorder treatment might be useful to increase the chances of successful treatment. Improvement of autonomy might be the mechanism of change in recovering from AN or BN. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III cohort study. PMID: 28643289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Eating and weight disorders : EWD - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Tags: Eat Weight Disord Source Type: research