Table 4.
Pre-referral, intake, and during service engagement characteristics of those prescribed none, one to two, or three or more psychotropic medications within a specialist child and adolescent eating disorders program.
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Number of prescriptions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Characteristic | 0 (n = 66) | 1-2 (n = 27) | 3+ (n = 22) | p | post hoc |
| Pre-referral |
Age at onset, yrs |
12.79 (1.79) |
12.81 (1.64) |
12.95 (1.29) |
ns |
- |
| |
Untreated duration of illness, mths |
8.64 (7.61) |
11.11 (7.98) |
8.89 (7.76) |
ns |
- |
| |
History of DSH/suicidal ideation |
27% (16) |
33% (8) |
36% (8) |
ns |
- |
| |
History of DSH acts |
15% (9) |
21% (5) |
22% (4) |
ns |
- |
| |
History of suicidal acts |
3% (2) |
0% (0) |
5% (1) |
ns |
- |
| Intake |
Age at referral, yrs |
13.50 (1.76) |
13.85 (1.49) |
13.73 (1.60) |
ns |
- |
| |
Primary diagnosis |
|
|
|
ns |
- |
| |
AN |
41% (27) |
48% (13) |
68% (15) |
- |
- |
| |
non-AN |
59% (39) |
52% (14) |
32% (7) |
- |
- |
| |
(BN) |
3% (2) |
7% (2) |
9% (2) |
- |
- |
| |
(EDNOS) |
56% (37) |
44% (12) |
23% (5) |
- |
- |
| |
Axis I comorbidity |
29% (19) |
74% (20) |
73% (16) |
<.001 |
0 < exp; 1–2 > exp |
| |
EDE |
2.53 (1.57) |
2.94 (1.59) |
3.88 (1.58) |
.003 |
1-2, 3+ > 0 |
| |
CDI t score |
51.60 (21.87) |
59.77 (17.80) |
67.045 (18.33) |
.008 |
3+ > 0 |
| |
MASC t score |
52.94 (13.47) |
53.24 (11.66) |
59.10 (13.22) |
ns |
- |
| |
ADES |
1.95 (1.71) |
2.16 (1.80) |
2.57 (2.17) |
ns |
- |
| |
BMI z score |
−1.50 (1.38) |
−1.60 (1.20) |
−1.76 (.96) |
ns |
- |
| EDP |
Inpatient admissions |
0.48 (.71) |
2.04 (2.28) |
6.82 (8.82) |
<.001 |
3+ > 0, 1-2 |
| |
Inpatient bed days |
11.67 (18.59) |
59.96 (82.69) |
166.05 (218.58) |
<.001 |
3+ > 0, 1-2 |
| |
DSH new onset |
2% (1) |
20% (5) |
59% (13) |
<.001 |
0 < exp; 3+ > exp |
| |
Suicidality new onset |
3% (2) |
15% (4) |
36% (8) |
<.001 |
0 < exp; 3+ > exp |
| Presence of objective binge episodes | 24% (16) | 38% (10) | 68% (15) | .001 | 3+ > exp | |
Data are presented as means (standard deviations) or percentages (number) and are based on available data only (i.e., missing or unknown data excluded). Chi square post hoc analyses indicate whether cell counts are lower or higher than would be expected based on equivalent count distributions. ADES = Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale; AN = anorexia nervosa; BN = bulimia nervosa; BMI = body mass index; CDI = Children’s Depression Inventory; DOI = duration of illness; DSH = deliberate self-harm; EDE = Eating Disorder Examination; EDNOS = eating disorders not otherwise specified; EDP = eating disorders program; exp = expected cell count; MASC = Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children. Missing data for some individuals; available data: EDE n = 111, CDI n = 109, MASC n = 108, ADES n = 91, DSH new onset, n = 110.