Abstract. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate a day ward treatment
program for eating disorders by examining the patients´ expectations
and experiences of treatment. Previous research suggests that patients´
expectations are important variables to be considered in the treatment
of eating disorders as they have shown to influence treatment outcome
in various ways. The present study included 38 patients who had
completed the day ward treatment and fulfilled the criteria for either
anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or eating disorder-not otherwise
specified. Data was collected using the self-report questionnaire Eating
Disorder Patients´ Expectations and Experiences of Treatment (ED-
PEX) which measures patients’ expectations prior to treatment as well
as there experiences directly after treatment termination. Data was also
collected using ten half-structured interviews which were held 3-18
months post treatment. Diagnosis criteria were used to assess the
treatment outcome. At treatment termination 23 of 38 patients were
diagnosis free. The results indicated that the control-focused
interventions were most helpful according to the patients. It was also
revealed that the patients desired more specific information about the
purpose of the treatment components prior to, as well as during, the
treatment process.
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