“Breaking down the wall” patients` and families` experience of multifamily therapy for young adult women with severe eating disorders

• Published in: Journal of Eating Disorders
• Main Authors: Brinchmann, Berit Støre, Krvavac, Sanja
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Behavioral Neuroscience; Psychiatry and Mental health; Nutrition and Dietetics; Bodø; Norway; Nordland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00412-w; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40337-021-00412-w.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40337-021-00412-w/fulltext.html

Abstract Background This paper addresses patients` and families` experience of multifamily therapy (MFT) for young adults (18–22) with an eating disorder (ED). EDs are serious illnesses leading to lowered quality of life for the patient and their family. The Regional Centre for Eating Disorders (RES...