OUTCOME IN ANOREXIA-NERVOSA AND BULIMIA-NERVOSA

The past year's crop of follow-up and outcome studies tends to confirm prevailing opinion. Investigators working with hospitalized anorexia nervosa sufferers found that many sufferers continue to suffer from ea ting disorders, even after several years. There is, however, a tendenc y to move toward bulimia nervosa and partial syndromes as opposed to n oneating diagnoses. Sufferers from bulimia nervosa rarely go on to dev elop anorexia nervosa. Nevertheless, a need for good follow-up data on population-based samples and treatment trials remains.