Anorexia nervosa (AN) is one of the most common chronic illnesses in adolescence with the highest mortality rates of all psychiatric disorders. In the present symposium four European experts in the field of eating disorders will present their experiences with new treatment methods as well as recent findings in outcome research.
Annemarie van Elburg, The Netherlands, will discuss how to build up an evidenced-based treatment program in AN when Family-Based Treatment is not possible. This will include outpatient treatment in private practice, in a hospital setting and criteria for admission to inpatient treatment.
Janet Treasure, UK, will present the process and outcomes from using interventions which give carers knowledge and skills to support change for patients with eating disorders across the age range.
Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Germany, will demonstrate that besides well-known prognostic variables such as BMI at beginning and end of treatment, treatment setting, e.g. day patient treatment, has an important influence on outcome even after 2.5 years
Elisabet Wentz and Maria Rastam, Sweden, will present the exciting results of a 30-year community based follow-up study of 47 adolescent individuals with AN in comparison to 51 matched healthy controls.
We think that our results are of relevance both for clinicians in hospital as well as in private practice.