Resumen: Los tratamientos psicológicos y farmacológicos para los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria comportan costes personales y sanitarios. El propósito de nuestro estudio ha sido identificar los diferentes motivos que pueden estar asociados al abandono en ambos tipos de tratamientos en pacientes diagnosticados de un trastorno de la conducta alimentaria. Método: Se examinaron diversas características (edad, sexo, diagnóstico, motivos y tipos de abandono, y satisfacción respecto a la unidad de trastornos de la conducta alimentaria) en 212 pacientes atendidos en un servicio especializado en el tratamiento de trastornos de la conducta alimentaria durante un periodo de dos años. Resultados: Nuestros datos apoyan la hipótesis de que la causa de abandono de los tratamientos más frecuente ha sido la mejoría del trastorno de la conducta alimentaria. Conclusiones: Nuestros resultados indican que los motivos de abandono son heterogéneos. Se pueden establecer dos perfiles diferenciados de abandonos, uno ligado a la mejoría y a los impedimentos físicos temporales, y otro relacionado con motivos diversos.
Psychological and pharmacological treatments for eating disorder involve personal and health costs. In this paper we study the various reasons that may be associated to abandonment in both types of treatments in patients diagnosed with a disorder of eating behavior and the kind of neglect: neglect after evaluation, early and late abandonment. On the other hand, we analyze whether there is any relationship between the diagnosis and the type of abandonment. Various characteristics (age, sex, diagnosis, motives and types of neglect, and satisfaction with the unit eating disorder) in 212 patients treated at a specialized service in the treatment of eating disorder were examined during a period of two years. Our data support the hypothesis that the rate of abandonment of the most common treatments is delayed type, motivated by the improvement of the disorder of eating behavior, while no verified that there is some relationship between the diagnosis and the type of abandonment. Our results indicate that the reasons for dropping out are heterogeneous. You can set two different profiles of dropouts, one linked to improvement and to temporary disability, and other related to various reasons. Idioma: Español DOI: 10.11144/Javeriana.upsy-15-4.matp Año: 2016 Publicado en: Universitas Psychologica 15, 4 (2016), [9 pp] ISSN: 1657-9267 Factor impacto JCR: 0.313 (2016) Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 122 / 128 = 0.953 (2016) - Q4 - T3 Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.202 - Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q3) - Social Psychology (Q4)