A long‐term follow‐up of adolescent anorexia nervosa

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Abstract
ABSTRACT– Twenty‐one female patients between the ages of 15 and 44 years who had suffered from anorexia nervosa between the ages of 11 and 17 were re‐evaluated at a mean follow‐up of 9.4 years. The continuing psychic impairment of the former patients was apparent both in interviews and questionnaires. Abnormalities were found in 10 to 66 % of the patients according to different symptoms and criteria. The outcome was less favourable for patients who had experienced a high initial weight loss and had been subjected to repeated in‐patient treatment. Three variables were most significant in terms of poor long‐term prognosis: pre‐morbid obesity, pre‐morbid eating disorders and complications during pregnancy.