Reluctance to Recover in Anorexia Nervosa
✍ Scribed by Ragnfrid H. S. Nordbø; Ester M. S. Espeset; Kjersti S. Gulliksen; Finn Skårderud; Josie Geller; Arne Holte
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 144 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-4133
- DOI
- 10.1002/erv.1097
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## Abstract Anorexia nervosa (AN) is difficult to treat, especially when the patient's condition is sufficiently severe to require an inpatient admission. An impediment to treatment is the disinclination of the patient to recover, who often prefers the distress of AN over weight gain. An inpatient‐
Objective: Cerebral grey matter (GM) reduction has repeatedly been shown in anorexia nervosa (AN). Evidence concerning completeness of GM restitution in recovered patients is contradictory. Methods: Five long-term recovered patients with AN were compared to symptomatic subjects and healthy controls