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Friday, November 12, 2010

Family History, Weight Gain May Predict Anorexia Recovery Process

Researchers in Europe have identified five factors that appear to be key predictors of whether someone who's been hospitalized for an eating disorder will have to be rehospitalized during the course of his or her treatment.

"Many individuals with anorexia nervosa require repeated in-patient treatment, and there is evidence that shorter hospital stays and poor weight gain upon leaving the hospital could help drive the need for readmission, Dr. Hans-Christoph Steinhausen of the University of Zurich in Switzerland and colleagues note."

Other indicators included: family history of anorexia, having an alcoholic father, and disordered eating during infancy. Read more at NLM.NIH.gov.

Labels: prevention, genes, predictors

Posted By: Staff Writer

Comments:

Chelsea on 1/27/2011
One of the big ones is shortened stays in hospitals and residential programs. Too often lack of money or insurance running out force people who are not ready to leave to have to go home anyway. They are often unprepared and return to being sick quickly. It's a shame the insurance companies don't understand/care that paying for a longer first-time admission can result in there not being a second, third and fourth admission soon after.