Title |
Predictors of the resumption of menses in adolescent anorexia nervosa
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Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-244x-13-308 |
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Authors |
Astrid Dempfle, Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Nina Timmesfeld, Reinhild Schwarte, Karin M Egberts, Ernst Pfeiffer, Christian Fleischhaker, Christoph Wewetzer, Katharina Bühren |
Abstract |
The resumption of menses is an important indicator of recovery in anorexia nervosa (AN). Patients with early-onset AN are at particularly great risk of suffering from the long-term physical and psychological consequences of persistent gonadal dysfunction. However, the clinical variables that predict the recovery of menstrual function during weight gain in AN remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of several clinical parameters on the resumption of menses in first-onset adolescent AN in a large, well-characterized, homogenous sample that was followed-up for 12 months. |
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