Inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa: A lenient approach

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This paper describes a lenient treatment for anorexia nervosa patients. The method incorporates nutritional rehabilitation, psychoeducational groups, parental psychoeducational groups, physiotherapy and individual psychotherapy (psychodynamically oriented). The model entails a multi‐level matching system where patients' needs are coordinated with the appropriate treatment setting. The three‐level system integrates: a hospital eating disorder unit; day care treatment as transition phase from inpatient to outpatient, and outpatient treatment. Patients shift between levels according to their progress. The therapeutic elements of the programme are presented in detail with results obtained from 44 patients.