Do previous pediatric inpatient interventions predict better outcomes for psychiatric inpatient treatment of anorexia nervosa?
This study suggests that for treating adolescent anorexia nervosa, pediatric hospitalization should be recommended only for immediate correction of urgent and life-threatening physical conditions, with short stays preferred over long pediatric hospitalization.
Authors
- Silvana Fennig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7797-7296)
- Amit Goldstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0882-494X)
- Orly Lavan
- Ziv Bren
Institutions
- Schneider Children's Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2025-0028
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00