Parental marital satisfaction in a family-based partial hospitalization program. Issue 2 (4th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rienecke, Renee D.
• Is Part Of: Eating disorders. Volume 26:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 143
• Page End: 148
• Publication Date: 2018-03-04
• Subjects: Eating disorders -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Eating disorders -- Prevention -- Periodicals; 616.8526
• DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2017.1330320
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1064-0266

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In family-based treatment, parents are initially put in charge of the weight restoration process, requiring parents to work closely together to help their child recover, possibly putting a strain on the marital relationship. The purpose of the current study was to examine marital satisfaction in families before and after treatment in a family-based program and to determine whether marital satisfaction is related to patient outcome. Parents of 53 adolescent patients participated in the study. Almost half of mothers and a third of fathers reported a decrease in marital satisfaction over the course of treatment. Descriptive analyses revealed that patients whose parents reported a decrease in marital satisfaction scored worse on a measure of eating disorder psychopathology. Further research is needed to determine the direction of causality.