Perceived carer skills and psychological distress in fathers and mothers of adults with anorexia nervosa: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents often remain the primary carers for their adult children with anorexia nervosa (AN) for an extended time. Carer strain and unhelpful behaviours have been extensively investigated as contributors to the maintenance of the illness and suggested several differences between fathers and mothers. However, the skilful dimensions of parental caregiving have been overlooked, and no longitudinal research has examined the caregiver abilities and psychological well-being of parents during their child's transition from an intensive treatment. This exploratory study compares the trajectories of change in perceived carer skills and psychological distress between fathers and mothers of adult patients with AN over an 18-month period during the transition from intensive hospital c

SUBMITTER: Akkese MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12849123 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature