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Caregivers’ depressive symptoms and eating disorder severity in adults with anorexia and bulimia nervosa

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  • Krisztina Kocsis-Bogar
  • Michael Ossege
  • Martin Aigner
  • Johannes Wancata
  • Fabian Friedrich

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Background: Negative affectivity of caregivers has been linked to difficulties in the caregiver-patient relationship and it is assumed to contribute to the maintenance of eating disorder (ED) symptoms. Aims: The present study investigated the relationship of patients’ ED symptom severity to patients’ and caregivers’ depressive symptoms, and caregivers’ involvement in a mixed sample of adult inpatients with anorexia (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), as well as their caregivers. Method: The Eating Disorder Examination and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were administered to 55 adult ED patients (26 AN and 29 BN), and the BDI as well as the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire were filled in by one caregiver of each patient. Results: Our results showed caregivers’ depressive symptoms to be significantly related to patients’ ED symptom severity, however depressive symptoms and ED symptoms of patients were not related. No connection of involvement of caregivers and ED severity of patients was found. AN and BN patients did not significantly differ on ED severity or depressive symptoms. Caregivers of AN and BN patients did not differ significantly on depressive symptoms and involvement. Conclusions: Our results support the importance of mental health support for caregivers of adults with AN and BN.

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  • Krisztina Kocsis-Bogar & Michael Ossege & Martin Aigner & Johannes Wancata & Fabian Friedrich, 2025. "Caregivers’ depressive symptoms and eating disorder severity in adults with anorexia and bulimia nervosa," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 71(1), pages 199-202, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:71:y:2025:i:1:p:199-202
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640241280159
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