Parental dieting impacts inpatient treatment outcomes for adolescents with restrictive eating disorders.

Sarah Ann DuckAngela S GuardaColleen C Schreyer

Published in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association (2023)

Parental dieting behaviours may impact an adolescent's response to inpatient ED treatment. Findings suggest a need to assess parental dieting behaviour, and when appropriate, provide additional psychoeducation regarding the potential risks of weight or shape-focussed dialogue and the benefits of modelling adaptive meal behaviours.

Keyphrases

young adults
mental health
physical activity
palliative care
emergency department
human health
body mass index
acute care
weight loss
risk assessment