BackgroundAnorexia nervosa is a mental disorder with a high long-term mortality. Patients
are ambivalent about treatment and often avoid it. Of necessity, compulsory treatment …

Two cohorts of anorexia nervosa patients were followed up for a mean of 20 years. All
except 4% of each cohort was traced. The crude mortalities were: St George's, 4%; …

Fifty consecutively referred female patients with anorexia nervosa were followed-up to
identify those completely healthy at a minimum of four years (mean eight years) since onset …

An investigation was carried out in 1986 of 41 patients, 39 female and 2 male, who had
been treated for anorexia nervosa in a psychiatric ward at a general hospital between 1958 …

Objective In a previous study we found that compulsory inpatient treatment was associated
with an increase in the number of deaths over the following 5 years when compared to non …

Objective Since there are discrepant findings in the literature, we studied the longer‐term
course in a large sample of 103 DSM‐IV anorexia nervosa (AN) patients. Method …

The outcome of 78 patients with anorexia nervosa treated in a special clinic is described,
using a standardized follow-up technique. The findings are compared with two previous …

Background. Given our poor understanding of the very long-term course of anorexia
nervosa, many questions remain regarding the potential for recovery and relapse. The …

Clinicians may experience ethical and legal dilemmas in the management of patients with
severe anorexia nervosa. It has been suggested that weight gain through compulsory …

Abstract In 1980 and 1987, 112 patients received a principal diagnosis of anorexia nervosa
during their first admission to a psychiatric unit in New Zealand. Over the subsequent 5 …