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To Weigh or Not to Weigh?

Frequency of Weighing and Rate of Weight Gain in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

S. W. Touyz ,
W. Lennerts ,
R. J. Freeman  and
P. J. V. Beumont
S. W. Touyz*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead 2145, New South Wales, Australia
W. Lennerts
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney
R. J. Freeman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
P. J. V. Beumont
Affiliation:
University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

The present study compares the rate of weight gain during refeeding in 15 anorectic patients who were weighed daily with that of 15 who were weighed three times per week. There was no significant difference between the two groups.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 5 , November 1990 , pp. 752 - 754
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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