ArticleJournal of eating disorders2021
The transition process between child and adolescent mental services and adult mental health services for patients with anorexia nervosa: a qualitative study of the parents' experiences.
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- Transition From Child to Adult Eating Disorder Services: A Qualitative Meta-Aggregation.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Pooled it
- Neuroimaging Insights into the Public Health Burden of Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review of Electroencephalography-Based Cognitive Biomarkers.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Assessing the feasibility of an intervention for adolescents and parents transitioning out of paediatric eating disorder services: A mixed methods study.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Trial
- A descriptive study of patients' and families' experience of multifamily therapy for eating disorders in young adults.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Transitions from child to adult mental health care: the evidence-base for ESCAP guidance for clinicians.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- [Transition to adulthood with an eating disorder-Current state of research and recommendations for successful transition].Der Nervenarzt · 2026Review
- Mind the gap: parental perspectives on mental health service transitions for young adults with anorexia nervosa.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Generating Priorities in Eating Disorder Research: Recommendations from Canadian Young Adults and Caregivers.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2025Article
- Transition from an adolescent to an adult eating disorder treatment centre: A qualitative investigation of the experience of inpatients with anorexia nervosa and their carers using interpretative phenomenological analysis.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- What does taking olanzapine mean to young people with anorexia nervosa and their families? Findings from the OPEN feasibility trial.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- "This is my place of reference": transition from adolescent to adult care in a qualitative study of patients with anorexia nervosa.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Transitions for youth and young adults with eating disorders and/or other mental health conditions: a Canadian guideline.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- Exploring the barriers and facilitators of discharging children and young people from child and adolescent mental health services.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2025Article
- Co-producing a transition model of care for eating disorders: lessons learned from a multi-perspective qualitative study with young people, carers and mental health professionals.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Anorexia Nervosa Across the Lifespan: A Review of Recent Literature.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2024Review
- Transitions from child and adolescent to adult mental health services for eating disorders: an in-depth systematic review and development of a transition framework.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
- Parents' perspectives of anorexia nervosa treatment in adolescents: a systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative data.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) often experience the transition between Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) as challenging. This period tends to have a negative influence on the continuity of care for the adolescents and represents a demanding and difficult period for the parents. To our knowledge, no previous study has explored the parents' experience with the transition from CAMHS to AMHS. Therefore, this qualitative study examines how parents experience the transition process from CAMHS to AMHS.
methodsIn collaboration with a service user with carer experience, qualitative interviews were conducted with 10 parents who had experienced the transition from CAMHS to AMHS, some from outpatient care and others from both in- and outpatient mental care units in Norway. All had some experience with specialized eating disorder units. The interviews were analyzed with a Systematic Text Condensation (STC) approach. Service users' perspectives were involved in all steps of the research process.
resultsSix categories represent the parents' experiences of the transition: (1) the discharge when the child turns 18 years old is sudden; (2) the lack of continuity is often followed by deterioration and relapses in the patient; (3) the lack of involvement and information causes distress; (4) knowledge - an important factor for developing a trusting relationship between parents` and clinicians`; (5) parents have overwhelming multifaceted responsibilities; and (6) parents need professional support.
conclusionImproving the transition by including parents and adolescents and preparing them for the transition period could ease parental caregiving distress and improve adolescents' compliance with treatment. Clinicians should increase their focus on the important role of parents in the transition process. The system should implement routines and guidelines to offer caregivers support and guidance during the transition process.
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