Family functioning and quality of life among families in eating disorders: a comparison with substance-related disorders and healthy controls
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UAM. Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la SaludPublisher
John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Date
2016-07-01Citation
10.1002/erv.2440
European Eating Disorders Review 24.4. (2016): 294-303
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1072-4133 (print); 1099-0968 (online)DOI
10.1002/erv.2440Funded by
Dr Sepulveda has a post-doctoral Ramon and Cajal scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (RYC-2009-05092) as well as a project funding from the same Ministry (PSI2011-23127). Dr Anastasiadou was awarded with a Research Fellowship for students of PhD Programmes distinguished with Mention of ExcellenceProject
Gobierno de España. PSI2011-23127Subjects
Eating disorders; Family functioning; Gender; Quality of life; Substance-related disorders; PsicologíaNote
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: European Eating Disorders Review 24.4 (2016): 294-303, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2440. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-ArchivingRights
© 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and Eating Disorders AssociationAbstract
The aim of this study was to compare the family functioning of Spanish parents of patients with an eating disorder (ED) with that of carers of patients with substance-related disorders (SRDs) and families of healthy controls (HC). This cross-sectional study included 48 mothers and 45 fathers of 48 adolescent patients with an ED, 47 mothers and 37 fathers of 47 patients with an SRD and 66 mothers and 50 fathers of 68 HCs. Families of ED patients reported lower levels of criticism, symptom accommodation and negative caregiving experience than families of SRD patients. However, relatives of both ED and SRD patients reported similar levels of quality of life related to their mental health. Furthermore, families of HCs generally exhibited better scores on all scales assessing their caregiving experiences. Regarding gender differences, there was a tendency in mothers, primarily those from the ED group, to report more adverse experiences as caregivers compared with fathers. Symptoms characteristic to each disorder may be associated with differential patterns of family functioning and may require specifically tailored family interventions. Early family intervention in adolescence is crucial, as relatives' quality of life does not seem to have been badly affected at this point in the course of the illness
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Google Scholar:Anastasiadou, Dimitra
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Sepúlveda García, Ana Rosa
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Sánchez, Julio César
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Parks, Melissa
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Álvarez, Tamara
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Graell Berna, Montserrat
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