Exploration of Perceived Determinants of Disordered Eating Behaviors in People with Mental Illness-A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: Disordered eating behaviors are common in people with a serious mental illness (SMI) such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. This study employed qualitative exploration to understand the perceived determinants of eating behaviors, in particular those connected to disordered eating patterns, in people with SMI. In total, 28 semi-structured interviews were conducted in a consecutive sample of people with SMI under treatment in local mental health services in Australia (n = 12), Germany (n = 8) and Austria (n = 8) (mean age: 43.3 years, proportion of female participants: 61%, proportion of participants with ICD-10 F2 diagnosis: 57%, proportion of participants with ICD-10 F3 diagnosis: 64%). A thematic analysis approach, the framework method,

SUBMITTER: Mueller-Stierlin AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9819820 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature