ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2023
Fathers in the spotlight: parental burden and the effectiveness of a parental skills training for anorexia nervosa in mother-father dyads.
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- Digital augmentation of aftercare for patients with anorexia nervosa: the TRIANGLE RCT and economic evaluation.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Trial
- Participation in the New Maudsley Model Workshops is Associated With Reductions in Caregiver Burden in Eating Disorders.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Mediating Effects of Parental Family Adaptation on the Quality of Life of Children With Down Syndrome: A Study of Father-Mother Dyads.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- The forgotten voice of fathers in supporting children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Validation of the caregiver skills (CASK) scale in a Dutch sample of carers for adolescents with eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Perceived carer skills and psychological distress in fathers and mothers of adults with anorexia nervosa: a longitudinal study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Parenting Stress in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: Differential Stress in Mothers and Fathers During Inpatient Treatment.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- "It's never ending and overwhelmingly difficult": a mixed-methods survey of the impact of caregiving for a loved one with an eating disorder in New Zealand.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness and Feasibility of the New Maudsley Collaborative Care Approach Skills-Based Training for Carers of Individuals With an Eating Disorder in the Netherlands.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- Exploring the Multifaceted Burdens and Experiences of Parents With a Child Diagnosed With Anorexia Nervosa: A Psychological Network Analysis.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeResearch on the engagement of fathers in the treatment of childhood psychiatric disorders is scarce. This study aims to investigate differences between mothers and fathers of adolescents with anorexia nervosa regarding parental burden and effectiveness of a parental skills training.
methodsNinety-one mother-father dyads caring for a child with anorexia nervosa participated in an 8-week parental skills training and completed a set of questionnaires assessing parental psychopathology, eating disorder related burden, caregiver skills and expressed emotion at baseline and post-intervention.
resultsFathers showed lower levels of general psychological distress, depression, anxiety and eating disorder related burden as well as lower emotional overinvolvement compared to mothers. The skills training was effective in reducing parental psychopathology, eating disorder-related burden and emotional overinvolvement as well as in increasing caregiver skills with no differences between mothers and fathers. However, session adherence and the willingness to practice skills between the sessions were slightly lower in fathers.
conclusionsThese findings show that fathers are a great resource for the child's eating disorder treatment as they may counterbalance maternal emotional overinvolvement and over-protection. Furthermore, this is the first study demonstrating that fathers can profit from a parental skills training for anorexia nervosa in a similar way as mothers. LEVEL III: Evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies.
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