Change in parent and child psychopathology following obesity treatment and maintenance: A secondary data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General and eating disorder (ED) psychopathology are common among children and adults with overweight/obesity; few studies have examined their course of change throughout family-based behavioural obesity treatment (FBT) and maintenance.

Objectives

Examine: (1) the changes in the parent and child general and ED psychopathology during FBT and maintenance interventions; (2) the associations between change in psychopathology and change in weight among children or parents; (3) the associations between change in psychopathology within parent-child dyads.

Methods

172 parent-child dyads participated in 4-month FBT and were subsequently randomized to one of three 8-month maintenance interventions. General psychopathology (child anxiety/depressive symptoms, parent se

SUBMITTER: Grammer AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9772295 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature