BOSTON, MA — April 25, 2002 — Physicians have long recognized that early and severe osteoporosis is a serious consequence of anorexia nervosa. With this in mind, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston developed a study to determine if having a bone measurement to screen for low bone density changes the attitude and behavior of young women with anorexia nervosa.
While examining normal and low bone density results, researchers found the results to be interpreted both positively and negatively by participants depending on what stage of illness, from diagnosis to recovery, they were in. Those closer to recovery reported bone density results further motivated their recovery.
An abstract detailing these findings will be presented at the 2002 International Conference on Eating Disorders, April 25-28, in Boston, by Nava Stoffman, M.D., clinical fellow in the Department of Adolescent Medicine, and colleagues at Children's Hospital Boston.
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