Group coleadership: a new role for parents of adolescents with anorexia and bulimia nervosa.
This paper describes a model for coleadership of a multifamily group which is part of an outpatient treatment program for adolescents with anorexia and bulimia nervosa at The Children's Hospital in Boston. This clinic is a collaborative effort between the Departments of Psychiatry and Adolescent Medicine and has been involved with more than 600 patients and their families. The parents of a recovered adolescent girl have shared group leadership with the author for six years and have added an innovative dimension to the group process as a result of their own experiences. Theoretical and empirical observations are presented and guidelines for maximizing coping abilities are outlined.
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Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*