ArticleBMC psychiatry2021
The experiences and strategies of parents' of adults with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa: a qualitative study.
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- Family member's perceived impact of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa on family dynamics: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Pooled it
- A descriptive study of patients' and families' experience of multifamily therapy for eating disorders in young adults.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- A Novel Approach to the Involvement of Loved Ones in the Treatment of Individuals with Eating Disorders: The Family Integration Model.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Perceived carer skills and psychological distress in fathers and mothers of adults with anorexia nervosa: a longitudinal study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Experiences with family relationships following eating disorders: a roller coaster of emotions.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- "Like a rollercoaster": carer experiences of residential treatment for eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- "Balancing within a closed family system": a grounded theory study of how family life is affected by having a family member with an eating disorder.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Psychosocial and financial impacts for carers of those with eating disorders in New Zealand.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Multiple perspectives and dialogue in understanding experiences of living with eating disorders: Two narratives-four unpackings.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Brain and gut microbiota disorders in the psychopathology of anorexia nervosa.Translational neuroscience · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundCaring for an individual with an eating disorder involves guilt, distress and many extra burdens and unmet needs. This qualitative study explored the experiences of parents with adult daughters suffering from anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa and the strategies they adopted. A subsidiary aim of the study was to explore the relationship between the caregivers' perceived need for professional support and the support they reported receiving in practice from the health services.
methodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 mothers and fathers from across Norway. Data collection, coding and analysis was conducted using the principles of constructivist grounded theory in an iterative process. The main concern shared by participants was identified by this process and their "solution" to the main concern then formed the content of the core category.
results″Wearing all the hats″ emerged as the core category, indicating that the parents have to fulfil several roles to compensate the lack of help from health services. The three subcategories: "adapting to the illness", "struggling for understanding and help" and "continuing to stay strong" described how the participants handled their situation as parents of adult daughters with eating disorders.
conclusionsIn daily life, the parents of adults with eating disorders have to attend to a wide range of caregiver tasks to help their ill daughters. This study suggests that the health services that treat adults with eating disorders should be coordinated, with a professional carer in charge. The parents need easy access to information about the illness and its treatment. They also need professional support for themselves in a demanding situation.
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