Treatment For Anorexia Nervos A Comparison Of Cognitive...

Maintenance treatment for anorexia nervosa: A comparison of cognitive behavior therapy and treatment as usual. By: Jacqueline C. Carter, Traci L. McFarlane, Carmen Bewell, Marion P. Olmstead, D. Blake Woodside, Allan S. Kaplan, and Ross D. Crosby. This 2009 study was designed to examine the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy compared to Maintenance Treatment â€Å"as usual† in patients with Anorexia Nervosa. The study examined the relapse rate of patients with Anorexia Nervosa after undergoing the two types of therapy mentioned above over the course of a one-year period. There were a total of 88 female patients who all fit the criteria for Anorexia Nervosa according to the DSM-IV (the standard measurement at the time of the study). Fifty-Eight percent of the clients met the criteria for Restrictive-Type Anorexia Nervosa, while 42 percent met the criteria for Binge/Purge Type Anorexia Nervosa. The 88 female patients were initially in an impatient treatment facility, but after there BMI rose to 19.5 (still significantly low) they were released and entered into this outpatient study. The median age of each patient was 24.1 years old. Eighty-Four percent of the participants were single, 13 percent were married, two percent failed to disclose their martial status, and one percent were divorced. Eighty-Four percent of the women were Caucasian, 3 percent Asian, 2 percent Afro/Caribbean, 2 percent Hispanic, 2 percent 1 percent West Indies, 1 percent Middle Eastern, and 6