Introduction. The aim of the study was to examine possible risk factors for dropout from in-patient treatment for eating disorders (ED). Materials and methods. The present study consisted in a retrospective analysis of clinical and non-clinical available information about 186 patients suffering from ED consecutively admitted into the Villa Maria Luigia Private Hospital (Parma, Italy) in the a three-year period between (01/01/2006- and 31/12/2009). Socio-demographics, clinical history and current features, and results to the following psychometric instruments were analysed: Eating Disorder Questionnaire (EDQDA), Predisposing, On-set and Maintaining risk factors list for Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders Inventory-II, Body Uneasiness Test and SCL-90. Results. Of the 186 patients, 46 (24.7%) voluntarily left the treatment program prematurely. Predictive factors included poor educational and professional achievements, parents’ divorcing, parents’ history of substance abuse and difficulties in interpersonal relationships. Discussion. Dropout is a multifactorial phenomenon with deep clinical consequences: the recognition of possible risk factors may support the choice of specific therapeutic strategies to improve the treatment of ED and its outcomes.

Predictors of dropout from in-patient treatment of eating disorders: an italian experience / Pingani, Luca; Catellani, S; Arnone, F; De Bernardis, E; Ziosi, G; Turrini, G; Rigatelli, Marco; Ferrari, Silvia. - In: EATING AND WEIGHT DISORDERS. - ISSN 1590-1262. - STAMPA. - 17 (4)(2012), pp. 290-297.

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