@article{959c131dfa414e948ce44d574e34e261,
title = "Subtyping eating disorders: Is it justified?",
abstract = "Objective: DSM-IV subtypes anorexia nervosa by the presence or absence of bulimic symptoms. Assessing whether bulimic symptoms are related to the probability of recovery can provide justification for subtyping of anorexia. Method: Two hundred twenty-five treatment-seeking women with anorexia and/or bulimia nervosa were interviewed every 3 months for up to 4 years. Survival methods were used for analyses. Results: Less than half of the entire cohort recovered; however, the great majority of the women became less symptomatic over time. Contrary to findings from previous studies, bulimic anorexics had a higher rate of recovery than restricting anorexics. Conclusion: Differences in course provide some support for the subtyping of anorexia nervosa. Additional prospective studies are needed before subtyping can be warranted.",
keywords = "anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, recovery",
author = "Herzog, {David B.} and Field, {Alison E.} and Keller, {Martin B.} and West, {Jennifer C.} and Robbins, {Wendi M.} and Janet Staley and Colditz, {Graham A.}",
note = "Funding Information: AcceptedJanuary 4, 1996. Dr. Herzog is Associate Proftssor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and Director, Eating Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Ms. Field is a doctoralcandidate in the Department ofEpidemiology, Harvard SchoolofPublic Health, Boston. Dr. Kelleris Professor and Chair, Department ofPsychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI. Ms. WestandMs. RobbinsareProjectCoordinators, andMs. StaleyisBiostatistician, Eating DisordersUnit, Massachusetts GeneralHospital. Dr. Colditz isAssociate Proftssor ofMedicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women s Hospital. Thispaper waspresentedat the Societyfor EpidemiologicResearch, Snowbird, UT, June 24, 1995. This project was supported in part by grants from the NIMH (R01MH38333), the Rubenstein Foundation, Eli Lilly and Co., and The Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center (DK 42600). The authors thank Carrie Wager, B.S., for her programming assistance, Karin Nussbaum, B.A., for her help in preparing this manuscript, and B. Timothy Walsh, M.D., Katharine Loeb, B.A., Michael Devlin, M.D., and Maurizio Faua, M.D., for their reviews and imightful comments. Reprint requests to Dr. David B. Herzog, ACC 725, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114. 0890-8567/96/3507-0928$03.00/0{\textcopyright}1996 by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.",
year = "1996",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1097/00004583-199607000-00020",
language = "English",
volume = "35",
pages = "928--936",
journal = "Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
issn = "0890-8567",
number = "7",
}