Bringing families to the table: meaningful inclusion of families/significant others in adult eating disorder programmes.

Ir J Psychol Med

Family Therapy Team, Irish Council of Psychotherapy, St Dymphna's Hospital, MHS, Carlow Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Carlow, Ireland.

Published: March 2022

In Ireland, traditionally, most public Adult Mental Health Services (AMHSs) had a small cohort of service users with eating disorders (EDs) in their service. However, over the last 5 years, the National Clinical Programmes have been encouraging Mental Health Services to develop ED programmes in each catchment area. This has culminated in a model of care for EDs for children and adults. It appears that in relation to AMHSs, meaningful inclusion of families/significant other(s) in ED programmes is somewhat inconsistent. This paper will discuss the possible impact of excluding or minimising family/significant other(s)' inclusion. It will also outline a suggested approach of including families/significant other(s) in a meaningful way in an out-patient ED programme.

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