The needs of carers: a comparison between eating disorders and schizophrenia

Graap, Holmer; Bleich, Stefan; Herbst, Florian; Scherzinger, Charlotte; Trostmann, Yvonne; Wancata, Johannes; Zwaan, Martina de

doi:10.1007/s00127-008-0364-7

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“…Further, the problem areas identified by eating disorder carers have been found to be similar to that of schizophrenia carers [14]. Eating disorder carers often identify a need for more general information about eating disorders, practical advice on the development how to cope with the illness, and sources of informal and professional support [8,9,12].…”

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Coping strategies and social support as predictors and mediators of eating disorder carer burden and psychological distress

Coomber

King

2011

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Coping strategies and social support as predictors and mediators of eating disorder carer burden and psychological distress

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King

2011

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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“…However, studies looking at SEED generally, or carers' well-being of people with SEED appear to be lacking Le Grange et al, 2014;Wonderlich et al, 2012). Certainly, a proportion of carers experience their own mental health difficulties (Graap et al, 2008;Whitney et al, 2007;Zabala et al, 2009). The main factors predictive of their distress were the perceived dependency of the patient and the stigma associated with ED (Whitney et al, 2007), the perceived level of burden in caregiving (Raenker et al, 2013), and the primary caregiver's perception of being responsible for nutrition (Sepúlveda et al, 2012).…”

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Comparing carer wellbeing: implications for eating disorders

Linacre

Heywood-Everett

Sharma

et al. 2015

Mental Health Review Journal

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Purpose -Around 50 per cent of carers of people with eating disorders (EDs) experience mental health difficulties. The purpose of this paper is to investigate well-being of carers of people with ED and carers of people with severe and enduring eating disorders (SEEDs). Design/methodology/approach -Carers (n ¼ 104) were recruited from UK support groups and stratified using duration of the care recipient's ED (0-2, 2-6, W6 years), with the W6 years category classified as SEED. Data were compared with existing carer well-being studies of other patient groups. Findings -Carers of people with SEED were not significantly different on reported well-being to carers of people with ED. However, carers of people with ED reported significantly less well-being than community norms, carers of people with brain injury and of people with dementia. Specifically, poorer social functioning was reported.Research limitations/implications -Further research on carers of people with SEED is warranted as carers of people with SEED were not equally balanced in gender. It would be beneficial if support groups and skill-based workshops were more available for carers. Originality/value -This is the first known study to compare carer well-being of people with SEED with carers of other clinical populations. Further research is required to identify the needs of carers.

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“…In fact, parents' behaviours and emotions regarding their daughters' ED can represent maintaining factors of illness (Goddard et al, 2011;Kyriacou, Treasure, & Schmidt, 2008a;Schmidt & Treasure, 2006;Treasure, Tchanturia, & Schmidt, 2005). Current evidence has shown that ED patients represent a huge burden for their families (Whitney, Haigh, Weinman, & Treasure, 2007) with stress levels that are comparable to those reported by families of schizophrenic patients (Graap et al, 2008;Perkins, Winn, Murray, Murphy, & Schmidt, 2004;Treasure & Campbell, 1994).…”

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Effectiveness of parent counselling in eating disorders

Abbate-Daga

Quaranta

Marzola

et al. 2013

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

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Eating Disorders (ED) are often severe illnesses entailing a heavy burden for families. Family therapy is recommended for young patients, but only a few studies have investigated therapeutic interventions with families tailored also to adult and longstanding patients. We recruited 87 families with daughters affected by an ED, aiming to assess the effectiveness of eight sessions of parent counselling. The primary outcome was the improvement of parents' coping abilities to achieve more effective support skills. Before treatment, 54% of parents showed poor coping resources whereas 43.7% of the sample improved after parent counselling. Parents with good coping resources responded significantly better to this treatment. Although future research is warranted, these preliminary findings support the effectiveness of parent counselling in ED.

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The needs of carers: a comparison between eating disorders and schizophrenia

Cited by 60 publications

References 28 publications

Coping strategies and social support as predictors and mediators of eating disorder carer burden and psychological distress

Coping strategies and social support as predictors and mediators of eating disorder carer burden and psychological distress

Comparing carer wellbeing: implications for eating disorders

Effectiveness of parent counselling in eating disorders

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