Poor outcome and death among youth, young adults, and midlife adults with eating disorders: An investigation of risk factors by age at assessment

ABSTRACT Objective Eating disorders (EDs) present across a broad age range, yet little is known about the characteristics and outcome of midlife patients compared to younger patients. Among patients seeking ED treatment who were stratified by age at initial assessment (IA), this study aimed to (1) d...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 2014-11, Vol.47 (7), p.825-835
Main Authors: Ackard, Diann M., Richter, Sara, Egan, Amber, Cronemeyer, Catherine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Age Factors
anorexia nervosa
bulimia nervosa
Child
Clinical outcomes
Comorbidity
death
eating disorder
eating disorder not otherwise specified
Eating disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders - mortality
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Feeding and Eating Disorders - therapy
Female
Humans
Mental Disorders - complications
Mental Disorders - mortality
middle age
Middle Aged
Minnesota - epidemiology
older adult
Patients
Quality of Life
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Teenagers
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objective Eating disorders (EDs) present across a broad age range, yet little is known about the characteristics and outcome of midlife patients compared to younger patients. Among patients seeking ED treatment who were stratified by age at initial assessment (IA), this study aimed to (1) discern sociodemographic and clinical differences, (2) determine outcome rates, and (3) identify predictors of poor outcome including death. Method Participants [219 females (12 years or older, 94.1% Caucasian) who completed outcome assessment and 31 known decedents] were stratified by age at IA (
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/eat.22346