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Byrne CE, Kass AE, Accurso EC, et al. Overvaluation of shape and weight in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: does shape concern or weight concern matter more for treatment outcome?. J Eat Disord. 2015;3:49doi: 10.1186/s40337-015-0086-7.
Byrne, C. E., Kass, A. E., Accurso, E. C., Fischer, S., O'Brien, S., Goodyear, A., Lock, J., & Le Grange, D. (2015). Overvaluation of shape and weight in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: does shape concern or weight concern matter more for treatment outcome?. Journal of eating disorders, 349. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-015-0086-7
Byrne, Catherine E, et al. "Overvaluation of shape and weight in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: does shape concern or weight concern matter more for treatment outcome?." Journal of eating disorders vol. 3 (2015): 49. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-015-0086-7
Byrne CE, Kass AE, Accurso EC, Fischer S, O'Brien S, Goodyear A, Lock J, Le Grange D. Overvaluation of shape and weight in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: does shape concern or weight concern matter more for treatment outcome?. J Eat Disord. 2015 Dec 16;3:49. doi: 10.1186/s40337-015-0086-7. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26677412; PMCID: PMC4681038.
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J Eat Disord. 2015 Dec 16;3:49. doi: 10.1186/s40337-015-0086-7. eCollection 2015.

Overvaluation of shape and weight in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: does shape concern or weight concern matter more for treatment outcome?.

Journal of eating disorders

Catherine E Byrne, Andrea E Kass, Erin C Accurso, Sarah Fischer, Setareh O'Brien, Alexandria Goodyear, James Lock, Daniel Le Grange

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA USA.
  2. Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL USA.
  3. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA USA.
  4. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL USA.
  5. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA USA.
  6. Department of Psychiatry and Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA USA.

PMID: 26677412 PMCID: PMC4681038 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-015-0086-7

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Overvaluation of shape and weight is a key diagnostic feature of anorexia nervosa (AN); however, limited research has evaluated the clinical utility of differentiating between weight versus shape concerns. Understanding differences in these constructs may have important implications for AN treatment given the focus on weight regain. This study examined differences in treatment outcome between individuals whose primary concern was weight versus those whose primary concern was shape in a randomized controlled trial of treatment for adolescent AN.

METHODS: Data were drawn from a two-site randomized controlled trial that compared family-based treatment and adolescent focused therapy for AN. Chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were conducted.

RESULTS: Thirty percent of participants presented with primary weight concern (n = 36; defined as endorsing higher Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) Weight Concern than Shape Concern subscale scores); 60 % presented with primary shape concern (n = 72; defined as endorsing higher EDE Shape Concern than Weight Concern scores). There were no significant differences between the two groups in remission status at the end of treatment. Treatment did not moderate the effect of group status on achieving remission.

CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that treatment outcomes are comparable between adolescents who enter treatment for AN with greater weight concerns and those who enter treatment with greater shape concerns. Therefore, treatment need not be adjusted based on primary weight or primary shape concerns.

Keywords: Anorexia nervosa; Overvaluation; Shape; Weight

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