Eating-disordered patients' perception of pregnancy in important others and therapists.
Since eating-disordered patients can show some ambivalence towards pregnancy, we wondered how they would react when an important other (relative, friend, therapist) gets pregnant. A group of 69 eating disorder patients filled out a questionnaire about their perception of the possible impact of a pregnancy in an important other or a therapist. In general, the experience was perceived as having had a positive influence on their view of womanhood and their idea to get pregnant, with a greater impact of pregnancy in therapists.
Vandereycken
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Department of Psychology, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium. walter.vandereycken@ppw.kuleuven.be
DeKerf
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D001294:Attitude to Health; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires