Estimating Treatment Goal Weights in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa: Comparison of the Median BMI and Historical BMI Percentile.

Background: Determining an accurate treatment goal weight (TGW) is critical for treating eating disorders requiring weight restoration. This is challenging in adolescents since body mass index (BMI) normally increases over time. Median BMI (mBMI) is often used to determine TGW, though use of historical growth trajectories is increasingly common.

Adolescent eating disorder treatment outcomes of an in-person partial hospital program versus a virtual intensive outpatient program.

Objective: Though virtual outpatient psychotherapy for eating disorders is likely effective, less is known about virtual higher levels of care. The current study examined the clinical outcomes of a family-based virtual intensive outpatient program (vIOP) for youth with eating disorders which was developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the same institution's in-person partial hospital program (PHP).

Methods: Treatment outcomes were assessed via chart review in 102 patients between the ages of 9-23 (M = 15.

Medical Admissions Among Adolescents With Eating Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background And Objectives: Emerging data suggest the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been associated with worsening symptoms of eating disorders (EDs) among both adults and adolescents. With this study, we sought to determine if medical admission patterns among adolescents admitted to our institution for restrictive EDs changed during the pandemic, relative to prepandemic counts of admissions per month.

Methods: We performed a chart review of patients aged 10 to 23 years admitted to our children's hospital for restrictive EDs from March 2017 through March 2021 and completed an interrupted time series analysis of admission counts per month.

Early weight gain predicts treatment response in adolescents with anorexia nervosa enrolled in a family-based partial hospitalization program.

Objective: Improved treatment outcome in family-based treatment (FBT) for anorexia nervosa (AN) is predicted by weight gain occurring early in the course of treatment (i.e., about 4 lbs by week 4).