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Clinical Characteristics Associated with Premature Termination from Outpatient Psychotherapy for Anorexia Nervosa.
- Source :
- European Eating Disorders Review; Jul2014, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p278-284, 7p, 1 Chart, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Aim The literature on clinical characteristics associated with premature termination of treatment (PTT) is beset with conflicting and non-replicated findings. This study explores clinical characteristics potentially associated with PTT in a randomised controlled outpatient psychotherapy trial for anorexia nervosa (AN). Methods Participants were 56 women aged 17-40 years with spectrum AN. The completer group ( n = 35) included those completing at least 15/20 planned sessions with the remainder of the sample comprising the PTT group ( n = 21). Variables examined included demographic factors, psychosocial functioning, psychiatric history, lifetime comorbidity, temperament and eating disorder characteristics. Logistic regression was used to examine significant variables. A Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to illustrate time taken to PTT. Results The mean number of sessions in the PTT group was 8.1. Lower self-transcendence scores on the Temperament and Character Inventory were associated with PTT. Conclusions Recognising and addressing personality factors have the potential to enhance retention in treatment. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANOREXIA nervosa treatment
AGE factors in disease
CHI-squared test
CLINICAL trials
FISHER exact test
HAMILTON Depression Inventory
CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders
PERSONALITY tests
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
PSYCHOTHERAPY
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
T-test (Statistics)
U-statistics
WOMEN'S health
LOGISTIC regression analysis
EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
BODY mass index
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
PATIENT dropouts
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
KAPLAN-Meier estimator
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10724133
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Eating Disorders Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 96424848
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2296