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[Psychoeducational Group Intervention for Parents of Adolescents with an Eating Disorders: Feasibility and
Martine Fortier1, Johanne Harvey2
1CIUSSS du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada.
Abstract:
Parental involvement is recommended and essential in the treatment of eating disorders in adolescence. This role is certainly difficult to accomplish and requires guidance.Objective This article aims to describe the implementation of a psychoeducational group intervention for parents of teenagers consulting for eating disorders in a regional hospital in the province of Quebec, and the results of a satisfaction survey.Method The intervention is mainly based on the principles of the Maudsley approach. Additional information on physical activity and the disorder maintenance cycle was added. It consisted of 2 meetings of 2 hours, and was offered to 36 parents divided in 5 cohorts. Their level of satisfaction was then assessed.Results The intervention was feasible and parents have expressed overall high satisfaction with the services they received.Conclusion This type of intervention has proven to be feasible, acceptable and valued.
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