Day Hospital Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: A 12-Month Follow-up Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 390-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Abbate-Daga ◽  
Enrica Marzola ◽  
Carlotta De-Bacco ◽  
Sara Buzzichelli ◽  
Annalisa Brustolin ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. S857
Author(s):  
Nicolas Ramoz ◽  
Sébastien Guillaume ◽  
Philippe Courtet ◽  
Boris Chaumette ◽  
Philip Gorwood

2001 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Tanaka ◽  
Nobuo Kiriike ◽  
Toshihiko Nagata ◽  
Keisen Riku

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Erdur ◽  
Bettina Kallenbach-Dermutz ◽  
Vicky Lehmann ◽  
Frank Zimmermann-Viehoff ◽  
Werner Köpp ◽  
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Author(s):  
Luca Errichiello ◽  
Davide Iodice ◽  
Dario Bruzzese ◽  
Marco Gherghi ◽  
Ignazio Senatore

2017 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 376-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Castellini ◽  
Lorenzo Lelli ◽  
Elisa Corsi ◽  
Beatrice Campone ◽  
Eleonora Ciampi ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Zanna ◽  
Giulia Cinelli ◽  
Michela Criscuolo ◽  
Annamaria Caramadre ◽  
Maria Chiara Castiglioni ◽  
...  

Introduction: Medical and psychiatric complications and treatment compliance are important considerations in determining the treatment program for patients with severe anorexia nervosa (AN). Clinical practice guidelines agree that an outpatient program is the first choice for the treatment of most eating disorders, but vary in supporting these programs for AN. However, inpatient care is known to be costly and the risk of relapse and readmission is high. This pilot study aimed to describe the first data on an Italian partial hospitalization care program for AN adolescents [high-level care treatment (HLCT)], evaluating its impact on patients' clinical status, average hospitalization time, and the hospital costs compared to inpatient treatment (IP).Methods: For this retrospective pilot study, we have selected a group of 34 females with AN aged 11–18 years, divided between those who followed inpatient treatment and those who received HLCT treatment; they were matched for age and severity. We investigated the differences in treatment and outcomes between the two groups in terms of heart rate, length of treatment, weight gain, psychological characteristics, and hospital costs. Statistics for non-parametric distributions were used to compare the two groups.Results: No differences between the two groups were found at admission. At discharge, patients in the HLCT group presented a lower number of in-hospital treatment days, a higher increase of weight, and a significant improvement in outcomes compared to the inpatient group. No significant differences were found in heart rate and hospital costs.Conclusions: This study represents a first comparison between inpatient care and the HLCT treatment program, which suggests that day hospital treatment could represent a meeting point between inpatient and outpatient treatment, combining the merits of both forms of treatment. Further studies are needed in order to better investigate the different treatment programs for severe AN in adolescence.


2019 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefina Castro-Fornieles ◽  
Elena de la Serna ◽  
Anna Calvo ◽  
Anna Blázquez ◽  
Jaime Moya ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 188 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Priebe ◽  
Gemma Jones ◽  
Rosemarie McCabe ◽  
Jane Briscoe ◽  
Donna Wright ◽  
...  

BackgroundData on effectiveness of acute day hospital treatment for psychiatric illness are inconsistent.AimsTo establish the effectiveness and costs of care in a day hospital providing acute treatment exclusively.MethodIn a randomised controlled trial, 206 voluntarily admitted patients were allocated to either day hospital treatment or conventional wards. Psychopathology, treatment satisfaction and subjective quality of life at discharge, 3 months and 12 months after discharge, readmissions to acute psychiatric treatment within 3 and 12 months, and costs in the index treatment period were taken as outcome criteria.ResultsDay hospital patients showed significantly more favourable changes in psychopathology at discharge but not at follow-up. They also reported higher treatment satisfaction at discharge and after 3 months, but not after 12 months. There were no significant differences in subjective quality of life or in readmissions during follow-up. Mean total support costs were higher for the day hospital group.ConclusionsDay hospital treatment for voluntary psychiatric patients in an inner-city area appears more effective in terms of reducing psychopathology in the short term and generates greater patient satisfaction than conventional in-patient care, but may be more costly.


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