SHORT-TERM AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM OUTCOME IN ADOLESCENT EATING DISORDERS

Within a prospective longitudinal outcome study of the eating disorder s with onset during adolescence, 26 former patients were reassessed at short-term (19-38 months) and intermediate-term (48-72 months) follow -up periods. It was shown that the outcome was worse at short-term fol low-up. In addition, the changes of diagnostic categories within the s pectrum of the eating disorders were studied. It is concluded that out come studies require repeated assessments to study the various pattern s of course of the eating disorders.