The ITA Model of Integrated Treatment of Eating Disorders
The ITA Model of Integrated Treatment of Eating Disorders
This is a naturalistic study implementing a routine assessment to monitor the evolution of
 the patients with eating disorders being treated in various centers of "ITA salud mental" in
 Spain.
"ITA salud mental" offers integrated treatment for eating disorders including outpatient,
 inpatient and day hospital care. The routine assessment implemented to this aim includes both
 general measures to gauge the therapeutic progress (CORE system) and measures specific for
 eating disorders (EAT, BITE), which are administered from the beginning to the end of
 treatment in different time points combined with clinical data included in the patients'
 health record such as diagnosis, body mass index, previous treatments, and chronicity.

 According to its naturalistic nature, this study will accept all participants who are
 admitted into the care system offered by "ITA salud mental" between November 2, 2017 and
 October, 2nd., 2020, meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria and signing informed consent (n
 = 800 is an estimation). These patients will be followed on three-week bases until October,
 30th., 2020, and less intensively on three-month bases until October 2025 to monitor symptoms
 and to record possible adverse effects.

 The analysis of these data will permit to evaluate the therapeutic effects of this integrated
 treatment and the factors which might influence the outcomes.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Diagnosis of an eating disorder: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge and other
 eating disorders Not Otherwise Specified.

 -  Treated in one of the centers of "ITA salud mental".

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Not willing to participate (not signing informed consent).