Review of a group for parents of anorexics.
A two year experience in running a group for parents of children with anorexia nervosa is described. It would appear that a parents' group is of positive, though limited, value in helping parents to adjust to their child's illness and it may be a useful adjunct in the overall treatment of anorexia nervosa.
D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006127:Group Structure; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*