Eating disorders outcomes

All Eating disorder units provide treatment according to standards set in the Priory Eating Disorder Care packages which are audited annually to ensure that their consistency and quality is maintained. To measure the outcome of the standard package Priory partnered with the University of Stirling to examine in detail the outcomes at the Priory Hospital Glasgow for a consecutive series of patients admitted with anorexia and bulimia nervosa, with or without multi-impulsivity. This is the largest single outcome study of inpatient treatment outcomes for eating disorders ever undertaken and is reported here as representative of Priory's standard care packages. In future, similar data will be available from all sites.

The chart shows admission minus discharge BMI (a negative number when the patient has gained weight). Almost all patients achevied their target weight at a non-anorexic level of BMI = 18. This mixed sample included some patients with multi-impulsice bulimia who were not at low weight on admission, hence the small numbers to the right of the chart. Length of stay was correlated with greater increase in BMI showing that on average the length of stay was appropriate. Eating attitudes also improved demonstrating that weight gain was therapeutic not forced.