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Long-term Outcome of Bulimia Nervosa

Keel, Pamela K., Mitchell, James E., Miller, Kathryn B., Davis, Traci L., Crow, Scott J.·1999·Archives of General Psychiatry

Abstract

Background Since bulimia nervosa's introduction to the psychiatric nomenclature in 1979, data concerning long-term outcome have been largely unavailable. Methods Women with the diagnosis of bulimia nervosa between 1981 and 1987 who participated in 1 of 2 studies were located and invited to participate in follow-up assessments. Results More than 80% of the women from these studies participated in follow-up assessments and the results represent findings for 173 women. More than 10 years following presentation (mean+/-SD length of follow-up, 11.5+/-1.9 years), 11% of this sample met full criteria for bulimia nervosa, and 0.6% met full criteria for anorexia nervosa. An additional 18.5% met criteria for eating disorder not otherwise specified, and 69.90% of this sample were either in full or in partial remission. For predictive factors, only the duration of the disorder at presentation and history of substance use problems demonstrated prognostic significance. Baseline treatment condition was not associated with remission of disordered eating symptoms by the follow-up assessment. Conclusions The findings suggest that the number of women who continue to meet full criteria for bulimia nervosa declines as the duration of follow-up increases; approximately 30%, however, continued to engage in recurrent binge eating or purging behaviors (incidence rate, 0.026 cases per person-years). A history of substance use problems and a longer duration of the disorder at presentation predicted wor…

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Authors
Keel, P. K., Mitchell, J. E., Miller, K. B., Davis, T. L., & Crow, S. J.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of North Dakota (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Venue
Archives of General Psychiatry
Published
1999-01-01
Volume
56
Issue
1
Pages
63
ISSN
0003-990X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2118556770
Cited by
307
References
24
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22.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of General Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P30 DK 50456, P30DK050456)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
bulimia nervosa, long-term outcomes, remission, anorexia nervosa, eating disorder not otherwise specified, binge eating, purging behavior, problematic substance use, disease duration, women, prognosis
MeSH terms
Adult, Mental Disorders, Body Image, Body Weight, Bulimia, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Prognosis, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotherapy, Psychotropic Drugs, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Comorbidity, Incidence, Treatment Outcome, Age of Onset, Substance-Related Disorders

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