Addressing Comorbid Anxiety in Family Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa User Experiences and Perspectives

Mette Bentz; Rikke Barslund Gregersen; Viktoria Vinther Ottsen; Irene Lundkvist-Houndoumadi; Signe Holm Pedersen

doi:10.34257/GJMRLVOL23IS1PG25

Authors

Mette Bentz
Rikke Barslund Gregersen
Viktoria Vinther Ottsen
Irene Lundkvist-Houndoumadi
Signe Holm Pedersen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34257/GJMRLVOL23IS1PG25

Keywords:

anorexia nervosa, family-based treatment, comorbidity, anxiety, qualitative research

Abstract

Purpose This study examines three families experiences of the influence of comorbid anxiety on the effectiveness of family-based treatment FBT for anorexia nervosa AN and the effect of an add-in module addressing comorbid anxiety and how this might interact with the families work on AN and the young person s YP s sense of self-efficacy Method Qualitative interviews were carried out with three families who had been offered an add-in module at The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre of the Capital Region of Denmark All interviews were analysed using thematic analysis

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Mette Bentz, Rikke Barslund Gregersen, Viktoria Vinther Ottsen, Irene Lundkvist-Houndoumadi, & Signe Holm Pedersen. (2023). Addressing Comorbid Anxiety in Family Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa User Experiences and Perspectives. Global Journal of Medical Research, 23(L1), 25–32. https://doi.org/10.34257/GJMRLVOL23IS1PG25