Why do adolescents with bulimia nervosa choose not to involve their parents in treatment?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Perkins, Sarah; Schmidt, Ulrike; Eisler, Ivan; Treasure, Janet; Yi, Irene; Winn, Suzanne; Robinson, Paul; Murphy, Rebecca; Keville, Saskia; Johnson-Sabine, Eric; Jenkins, Mari; Frost, Susie; Dodge, Liz; Berelowitz, Mark
- Source
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Oct2005, Vol. 14 Issue 7, p376-385. 10p. 5 Charts.
- Subject
- *BULIMIA treatment
*EATING disorders
*PATIENTS
*PARENTS
*INTERVIEWING
- Language
- ISSN
- 1018-8827
Presents a study which investigated the differences between patients who do and do not involve their parents in the treatment of bulimia nervosa. Characteristics of study participants; Semi-structured clinical interviews used by the researchers to assess participants; Common reasons given by the participants for not involving their parents in treatment.