Minimizing and treating chronicity in the eating disorders: A clinical overview

Objective: The purpose of this article is to review the available literature regarding treatment and management of eating disorder patients who fail to change over protracted periods of time. Method: Literature was reviewed pertaining to approaches to promoting change in treatment‐resistant cases an...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 2012-05, Vol.45 (4), p.467-475
Main Authors: Wonderlich, Stephen, Mitchell, James E., Crosby, Ross D., Myers, Tricia Cook, Kadlec, Kelly, LaHaise, Kim, Swan-Kremeier, Lorraine, Dokken, Julie, Lange, Marnie, Dinkel, Janna, Jorgensen, Michelle, Schander, Linda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chronic Disease
Eating disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders - therapy
Humans
Medical treatment
Studies
Treatment Failure
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Objective: The purpose of this article is to review the available literature regarding treatment and management of eating disorder patients who fail to change over protracted periods of time. Method: Literature was reviewed pertaining to approaches to promoting change in treatment‐resistant cases and the treatment of chronic eating disordered individuals. Results: Although there are a number of clinical perspectives on the treatment of chronic eating disorder patients, fundamental studies defining the concept of “chronicity” and standardized treatment approaches do not exist. Empirical studies of chronic cases are needed, given the absence of investigation of maintenance factors in chronic eating disorders and evidence‐based approaches for treatment. An integrative and practical clinical protocol is provided. Discussion: The results of this review suggest that a significant number of eating disorder patients display a chronic course, which is poorly understood. Treatments for these individuals are not based on evidence‐based findings. © 2012 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2012)
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/eat.20978