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Chiang CP, Hayes D, Panagiotopoulou E. Apps targeting anorexia nervosa in young people: a systematic review of active ingredients. Transl Behav Med 2023; 13:406-417. [PMID: 36753537 PMCID: PMC10255767 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibad003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Evaluating the presence of behavior change techniques (BCTs) in mHealth apps could be used to better understand what "active ingredients" contribute to outcomes. Despite the early onset of Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and the increasing use of mobile apps to seek mental healthcare among young people, BCTs underpinning mHealth apps targeting AN have never been systematically examined. This review systematically identified and analyzed BCTs underpinning apps targeted at reducing AN in young people in an attempt to understand their active components. Apps were searched and screened in Apple Store and Google Play. Six apps that met the inclusion criteria and were coded by trained researchers against the BCT Taxonomy V1. Overall, 22 of 93 possible BCTs were identified. The most common were "Information about health consequences," "Social support (unspecified)," and "Information about antecedents". Identified BCTs suggested potential overlaps with traditional clinical treatments for AN, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and family-based therapy. Further investigation is required to evaluate the apps' usability and effectiveness.
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- Clara P Chiang
- Research Department of Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology, University College London (UCL), London, UK
- Education & Training, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, UK
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- Research Department of Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology, University College London (UCL), London, UK
- Evidence Based Practice Unit, UCL and the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families (AFNCCF), London, UK
- Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK
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- Research Department of Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology, University College London (UCL), London, UK
- Education & Training, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, UK
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Rose KL, Negrete CE, Sellinger G, Chang T, Sonneville KR. Adolescent and emerging adult perceptions of eating disorder severity and stigma. Int J Eat Disord 2022; 55:1296-1304. [PMID: 35866318 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Eating disorders are one of the deadliest mental health conditions, yet most individuals with eating disorders never receive treatment. Previous research has explored barriers to treatment among individuals diagnosed with eating disorders, but little is known about general adolescent and emerging adult perceptions of eating disorders, as compared to other mental health illnesses, a population at greatest risk for developing an eating disorder, and a population that may be important sources of information or support for peers. METHOD A sample of adolescents and emerging adults aged 14-24 years (mean age 19 years) from MyVoice, a national text-message-based cohort (53% female, 38% male, 9% other, race/ethnicity 63% White, 10% Black or African American, 13% Asian, 9% Mixed Race, and 5% Other) provided open-ended responses to questions on the severity of eating disorders as compared to other mental health diagnoses, others' perceptions of eating disorders and potential treatment barriers. Responses were collected using a secure online platform and analyzed using content analysis. RESULTS Among respondents (n = 792/1283), 91% felt that eating disorders were a mental health condition and 65% felt that eating disorders were as serious as other mental health conditions, while 21% said they were more serious than other mental health conditions. Responses to questions related to perception and barriers illustrated that beliefs of eating disorders involve blame, stigma, and overall lack of understanding. DISCUSSION Findings from this study illustrate that there is a lack of understanding around eating disorders that could be addressed in youth-focused initiatives. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE Adolescents and emerging adults understand that eating disorders are severe mental illnesses that are not taken seriously by others, especially in comparison with other mental health diagnoses. Adolescents and emerging adults report that individuals with eating disorders are blamed for their condition and face shame and stigma. The lack of understanding around eating disorders should be addressed in youth-focused prevention initiatives.
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- Kelsey L Rose
- Department of Adolescent Health, Department of Primary Care, Michigan Medicine
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- Department of Family Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan
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Malova E, Dunleavy V. Men have eating disorders too: an analysis of online narratives posted by men with eating disorders on YouTube. Eat Disord 2022; 30:437-452. [PMID: 34402402 DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2021.1930338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Eating Disorders (ED) among men are still surrounded by stigma and gender stereotypes, with a common misconception that ED are an exclusively female condition. This study employed a gender-sensitive approach to uncover males' critical needs for effective treatment and recovery. We qualitatively analyzed a sample of twenty-five videos posted on YouTube by men with ED, presenting personal stories of recovery and recovery in-progress. Through thematic analysis of the narratives, we identified three common factors increasing disordered eating behaviors in men: 1) bullying, 2) drive for muscularity, and 3) self-regulation. In addition, we found three major themes related to barriers preventing men from help-seeking: 1) shame and stigma, 2) lack of knowledge and information, and 3) low level of perceived doctor-patient communication. The findings of this study can contribute to the conceptualization of future interventions and recovery programs designed to prevent and treat ED in men.
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- Ekaterina Malova
- Department of Communication Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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- Department of Communication Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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Bryant E, Aouad P, Hambleton A, Touyz S, Maguire S. 'In an otherwise limitless world, I was sure of my limit.' † Experiencing Anorexia Nervosa: A phenomenological metasynthesis. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:894178. [PMID: 35978851 PMCID: PMC9376373 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.894178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has the highest mortality rate of the mental disorders, with still less than 50% of affected individuals achieving recovery. Recent calls to bring innovative, empirical research strategies to the understanding of illness and its core psychopathological features highlight the need to address significant paucity of efficacious treatment. The current study brings a phenomenological approach to this challenge, synthesizing lived experience phenomena as described by qualitative literature. Fifty-three studies published between the years 1998 and 2021 comprising a total of 1557 participants aged 12-66 suffering from AN or sub-threshold AN are included. Reciprocal and refutational analysis generated six key third-order constructs: "emotion experienced as overwhelming," "identity," "AN as a tool," "internal conflict relating to Anorexia," "interpersonal communication difficulties" and "corporeality." Twenty-six sub-themes were identified, the most common being fear, avoidance, AN as guardian/protector, and AN as intertwined with identity. Some themes associated with current treatment models such as low self-esteem, need for social approval and feelings of fatness were less common. We highlight the significant role of intense and confusing emotion in AN, which is both rooted in and engenders amplified fear and anxiety. Restrictive eating functions to numb these feelings and withdraw an individual from a chaotic and threatening world whilst providing a sense of self around which to build an illness identity. Results have implications for therapeutic practice and overly protective weight and shape focused medical treatment models, which may serve to reinforce the disease.
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- Emma Bryant
- InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Collins MKR, Lazard AJ. How Narrative Engagement with Young Adult Literature Influences Perceptions of Anorexia Nervosa. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2021; 36:1646-1655. [PMID: 32615042 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2020.1785375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Narratives have been shown to alter health beliefs through a process called narrative engagement; however, this process has yet to be empirically investigated for how the increasingly popular young adult (YA) novel format can impact health beliefs about anorexia nervosa among emerging adults. Using an experimental design, we found that the YA format fosters narrative engagement through mechanisms of transportation, which is associated with greater endorsement of accurate social and emotional beliefs about anorexia nervosa. Compared to an informational brochure, the narrative format where the main character was a "supportive peer" (but not experiencing the illness herself) increased self-referencing and was perceived as more relevant among emerging adult participants. Results suggest narratives may be viable tools to communicate about little understood social and emotional aspects of chronic diseases with emerging adults, who are more likely to provide support for sick peers than experience chronic illnesses. Encouraging narrative engagement could facilitate a better understanding of the social and emotional complexity of anorexia nervosa and improve the quality of peer interactions.
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- Hussman School of Journalism and Media, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina
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Reas DL, Isomaa R, Solhaug Gulliksen K, Levallius J. Clinicians as a critical link: Understanding health professionals' beliefs and attitudes toward anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Scand J Psychol 2021; 62:775-779. [PMID: 34569633 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Understanding the perspectives of health professionals remains an understudied issue, yet may help bridge research-practice gaps and pinpoint important areas for education, training, and research. This study investigated attitudes toward anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED) among Nordic health professionals specialized within the eating disorder (ED) field. Participants (n = 144) completed a modified ED-version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire which assessed attitudes and beliefs toward perceived symptom controllability, severity, treatment effectiveness, and views on the prognosis of AN, BN, and BED. Personal enjoyment and level of comfort working with AN, BN, and BED were also assessed. The majority agreed or strongly agreed that patients with AN, BN, and BED were not responsible for their illness, and viewed the illnesses as psychological rather than medical in etiology. AN was viewed as the most severe and enduring, followed by BN, then BED. Treatment for BN was viewed as being more highly effective than treatments for either AN or BED. Professionals rated significantly less enjoyment and less confidence working with BED. To conclude, both commonalities and differences in attitudes toward AN, BN and BED were found in terms of perceived symptom controllability, views on severity, treatment effectiveness, and anticipated prognosis. In particular, findings emphasized the need for additional training in the management of BED among Nordic healthcare professionals.
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- Deborah Lynn Reas
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Social Services and Health Care, Fredrikakliniken, Jakobstad, Finland.,Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland
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- The Norwegian Psychological Association, Oslo, Norway.,The Institute of Eating Disorders, Hunger House, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Background
Negative illness representations such as self-blame impede treatment-seeking behavior and therapy motivation in individuals with eating disorders (EDs). However, only one study so far has investigated how different explanatory models influence these beliefs in EDs. We aimed to expand these findings by introducing an explanatory model based on network theory (NT).
Methods
We presented three explanatory models to a diverse web-recruited sample (n = 290, 141 females, 149 males) with clinically elevated ED symptomatology. Participants either watched a video with a biological-genetic (BG), cognitive-behavioral (CB) or an NT explanatory model and were asked about illness representations before and after watching the video.
Results
The BG group showed significantly greater reductions in self-blame but a significant decrease in personal control and less optimistic expectation regarding timeline compared to the CB and NT groups. There were no group differences regarding the perception of the clinician, comprehensibility of the explanatory model and credibility of a CBT intervention.
Conclusions
Given the increasing popularity of biological-genetic explanatory models of EDs, it is important to note the disadvantages we found to be associated with these models. Our findings indicate that explanatory models emphasizing cognitive-behavioral (CB) principles and/or network theoretical (NT) underpinnings of EDs may serve to promote optimism and greater perceptions of personal agency in affected populations.
This trial's registration number is 316.
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Averous P, Charbonnier E, Dany L. Assessment of illness representations in mental disorders: A mini review. Encephale 2021; 47:137-142. [PMID: 33589282 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2020.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Health beliefs, and especially illness representations, have been widely used to understand clinical outcomes and psychosocial adjustment in people with physical diseases. However, this area of research has been under-explored in the field of mental health, and the few studies that have been conducted have used very different methods. Therefore, the aim of our study was to identify the tools and methods that have been used to evaluate illness representations in psychiatry. To this end, a mini review has been conducted and 58 articles were retained. This mini review highlights that the quantitative method is the most used, and that the scales mobilised are often adapted for the study, but not validated. Indeed, multiple modifications and adaptations have been made by the authors (e.g. deletion of subscales, addition of items), which lead to questions about the reliability of what is measured. In the future, it is essential to have a validated generic tool for mental disorders, which could be based on the Illness perceptions questionnaire for schizophrenia.
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- P Averous
- Aix Marseille Univ, Aix-en-Provence, France; UNIV. NIMES, APSY-V, Nîmes cedex 1, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, Aix-en-Provence, France; APHM, Timone, Service d'Oncologie Médicale, Marseille, France
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Bannatyne AJ, Abel LM. Can we fight stigma with science? The effect of aetiological framing on attitudes towards anorexia nervosa and the impact on volitional stigma. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ajpy.12062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Amy Jean Bannatyne
- Department of Psychology, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia,
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- Department of Psychology, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia,
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Bannatyne A, Stapleton P. Eating Disorder Patient Experiences of Volitional Stigma Within the Healthcare System and Views on Biogenetic Framing: A Qualitative Perspective. AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ap.12171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lau JTF, Dang L, Cheung RYH, Zhang MX, Chen JH, Wu AMS. The psychometric properties of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) regarding Internet gaming disorder in a general population of Chinese adults. J Behav Addict 2020; 9:654-663. [PMID: 32897871 PMCID: PMC8943670 DOI: 10.1556/2006.2020.00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been recognized as a mental illness. Cognitive and emotional illness representations affect coping and health outcomes. Very little is known about such perceptions related to IGD, in both general and diseased populations. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) for IGD in a general population that included mostly non-cases while a small proportion of the sample was IGD cases. METHODS An anonymous cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted in a random sample of 1,501 Chinese community-dwelling adults (41.3% male; mean age = 40.42, SD = 16.85) in Macao, China. RESULTS The confirmatory factor analysis identified a modified 6-factor model (i.e., timeline cyclical, consequences, personal control, treatment control, illness coherence, and emotional representations) of 26 items that showed satisfactory model fit and internal consistency. Criterion-related validity was supported by the constructs' significant correlations with stigma (positive correlations: timeline cyclical, consequence, emotional representations; negative correlations: illness coherence). Ever-gamers, compared to never-gamers, reported higher mean scores in the subscales of personal control and illness coherence, and lower mean scores in time cyclical, consequence, and emotional representations. Among the sampled gamers, probable IGD cases were more likely than non-IGD cases to perceive IGD as cyclical and involved more negative emotions. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that the revised 26-item version of IPQ-R is a valid instrument for assessing illness representation regarding IGD in a general population of Chinese adults. It can be used in future research that examines factors of incidence and prevention related to IGD.
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- Joseph T. F. Lau
- Centre for Health Behaviors Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China,Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China,Faculty of Teacher Education, Pingdingshan University, South Weilai Road, Xinhua District, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
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- Department of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China,Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China,Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China,Corresponding author. E-mail:
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Quiles Y, Quiles MJ, León E, Manchón J. Illness Perception in Adolescent Patients With Anorexia: Does It Play a Role in socio-Emotional and Academic Adjustment? Front Psychol 2020; 11:1730. [PMID: 32793063 PMCID: PMC7385588 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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People’s beliefs about their illness have been shown to affect their adjustment. The aim of this study was to describe illness perception in adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and assess its relationship with socio-emotional and academic adjustment following Leventhal’s Self-Regulation Model. Thirty-four female AN patients, with a mean age of 15.76 (SD = 2.00), completed the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R), the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale (PAIS) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD). Adolescent anorexia patients perceived that they had control over their illness and treatment would improve their condition. However, they also believed that it was highly distressing, going to last a long time and would have serious consequences. As for the causes of the disorder, they were attributed primarily to a specific eating disorder and psychological factors. The results showed that anorexia patients’ illness perceptions were related to socio-emotional and academic adjustment. In this sense, identity with the illness was associated with a worse academic adjustment, while emotional representation was associated with a worse emotional and social adjustment. These findings highlight how important it is for patients’ beliefs about their disease to be considered in the treatment of anorexia. In this respect, clinicians treating these patients should consider how certain beliefs affect their academic and socio-emotional adjustment. It would be interesting for patients to become aware of how these beliefs influence the strategies they use to cope with their disease as well as their adjustment to it.
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- Yolanda Quiles
- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
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Varnado-Sullivan PJ, Parker CC, Rohner A. Stigmatization and knowledge of anorexia nervosa. Eat Weight Disord 2020; 25:601-608. [PMID: 30784020 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-019-00655-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To further understand the stigma, attitudes towards, and recognition of Anorexia Nervosa (AN), the current study utilized both stigma and mental health literacy methodology. This study also included another psychological disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD) and a normal, lonely female (C) as comparison conditions. METHODS Male (291) and female (576) undergraduate students read a vignette describing one of the conditions. Participants then rated the vignettes on general personality characteristics, condition recognition, perceived seriousness and need for treatment. RESULTS Many of the participants could not correctly identify AN. However, both AN and MDD were stigmatized. Although AN was rated as being very driven and disciplined, there was recognition that treatment was warranted. Familiarity with the conditions did not impact ratings. CONCLUSIONS Continued efforts to reduce the stigma of AN and subsequent treatment seeking are warranted. The normal, lonely condition also being rated somewhat negatively highlights the need to include comparison conditions in stigma studies. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level II, comparative study.
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- Paula J Varnado-Sullivan
- Department of Psychology, Southeastern Louisiana University, SLU Box 10831, Hammond, LA, 70402, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Southeastern Louisiana University, SLU Box 10831, Hammond, LA, 70402, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Southeastern Louisiana University, SLU Box 10831, Hammond, LA, 70402, USA
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Adherence with metreleptin therapy and health self-perception in patients with lipodystrophic syndromes. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14:177. [PMID: 31300002 PMCID: PMC6626409 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-019-1141-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Although metreleptin replacement therapy was shown to improve metabolic alterations in lipodystrophic syndromes, patients’ adherence and satisfaction with treatment have never been evaluated. The 20 patients with lipodystrophic syndromes participating in the French compassionate program of metreleptin therapy filled in a self-questionnaire including an Adherence Evaluation Test, the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM®-vII), and items about physical appearance. Results 15 patients were women, median age was 32.5 years (IQT 25–75 (16.2;49.5), 18 had diabetes. Adherence with metreleptin (one daily subcutaneous injection) was poor in 25%, excellent in 25% and acceptable in 50% of patients. On a 0-to-100 scale, patients’ satisfaction scores reached 66.7 (52.1;81.2) for effectiveness, 55.6 (44.4;66.7) for ease/comfort of use, and 83.3 (52.1;83.3) for global satisfaction with metreleptin therapy. Self-reported side effects were frequent injection site reactions 100 (79.2;100). Satisfaction scores did not differ in patients with partial (n = 10) or generalized (n = 10) lipodystrophic syndromes, did not correlate with metabolic improvement, but were significantly higher in compliant patients with fewer side effects. Morphological appearance was reported improved under metreleptin therapy in 13 among 17 patients. Conclusions Metreleptin increases health self-perception and decreases morphotype-associated stigmatization in most patients with lipodystrophic syndromes, but poor comfort of use and local side effects weaken adherence.
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Perceptions of ADHD Among Diagnosed Children and Their Parents: A Systematic Review Using the Common-Sense Model of Illness Representations. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 2019; 21:57-93. [PMID: 29079900 DOI: 10.1007/s10567-017-0245-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Research on children and parents' experiences of ADHD has grown in recent years, attracting attention to their subjective perception of ADHD as a disorder. Theoretical accounts of illness perception suggest that it is multi-dimensional, consisting of at least five core constructs (see the common-sense model of illness representations or CSM: Leventhal et al., in: Rachman (ed) Medical psychology, Pergamon, New York, vol 2, pp 7-30, 1980, in: Baum, Taylor, Singer (eds) Handbook of psychology and health: social psychological aspects of health, Earlbaum, Hillsdale, vol 4, pp 219-252, 1984). We suggest that the application of CSM in children/adolescents with ADHD and their parents may play an important role in understanding their coping behavior, treatment adherence, and emotional well-being. A systematic search identified 101 eligible studies that investigated the perception of ADHD among diagnosed children/adolescents and their parents. In general, these studies support the existence of the multiple facets of illness representations proposed by the CSM in both diagnosed youngsters and parents indicating substantial variability among both parents and youngsters on each of these facets. The comprehensive assessment of the representations of ADHD indicates imbalance attention to the different representations of ADHD in the literature; disproportional research attention has been paid to the perceived effectiveness of treatment (i.e., treatment control dimension) compared to other illness representations (e.g., timeline, consequence, and coherence), despite research showing their relevance to treatment adherence among other implications. The review identifies the limitation of existing relevant research, needed foci for future studies, specific testable hypotheses, and potential clinical implications of the multifaceted representations of ADHD among youngsters and carers alike.
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Cassone S, Rieger E, Crisp DA. Reducing anorexia nervosa stigma: an exploration of a social consensus intervention and the moderating effect of blameworthy attributions. J Ment Health 2019; 29:506-512. [PMID: 30862256 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2019.1581326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Background: Research suggests that blameworthy attributions towards individuals with anorexia nervosa are common, which in turn elicit more stigmatising attitudes towards those with the disorder. The social consensus approach has been found to reduce stigmatising attitudes in various domains and, as such, is a promising avenue to pursue for ameliorating stigma in anorexia nervosa.Aims: The present study primarily sought to investigate the effectiveness of a social consensus approach in reducing stigma towards individuals with anorexia nervosa. The study also examined if blameworthy attributions were associated with change in stigma.Method: An experimental design was employed, where female undergraduate students (N= 126) completed self-report measures that assessed anorexia nervosa stigma at baseline (Time 1) and 6-10 days after allocation to one of two conditions: social consensus and control (Time 2).Results: The social consensus intervention was more effective than the control condition in reducing stigmatising attitudes on measures assessing affective reactions (p= 0.025) and characteristics attributed to a target with anorexia nervosa (p < 0.001). Level of blame-based attributions did not moderate change in stigma.Conclusions: Results suggest that a social consensus intervention is promising irrespective of the endorsement of blameworthy attributions.
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- Sarah Cassone
- Research School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Research School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Centre for Applied Psychology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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Scerri J, Saliba T, Saliba G, Scerri CA, Camilleri L. Illness perceptions, depression and anxiety in informal carers of persons with depression: a cross-sectional survey. Qual Life Res 2018; 28:451-460. [PMID: 30244359 PMCID: PMC6373293 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-018-2009-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Purpose To examine the illness perceptions of informal carers of persons with depression, using the theoretical framework of Leventhal’s Common-Sense Model (CSM) and to determine whether these illness perceptions are predictors of anxiety and depression, as measures of psychological well-being. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 94 Maltese individuals caring for a person with depression within a community setting. The informal carers completed the modified Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQS-Relatives version) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Spearman’s rank order correlations and ANCOVA regression models, to identify predictors of anxiety and depression respectively in the informal carers. Results The informal carers perceived depression as a cyclical condition, having negative consequences on both the patient and on themselves. Participants perceived the causes of depression to be mainly psychosocial in nature and generally viewed the treatment as effective. Caring for a person with depression was perceived as having a considerable negative emotional impact on them. Years of caring was identified as a predictor of anxiety accounting for 20.4% of the variance, and timeline chronicity beliefs, consequences (relative) and illness coherence were identified as predictors of depression, accounting for 56.8% of the variance. Conclusion Illness cognitions are significant predictors of depression, thereby suggesting that cognition-based interventions may be effective in targeting depression in these informal carers. Thus, health professionals should explore the carers’ personal understanding of the disease, their timeline beliefs and the perceived consequences of providing care, as they relate to their psychological well-being.
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- Josianne Scerri
- Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta. .,Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Kingston University and St George's University of London, London, UK. .,Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Room 51, Msida, MSD, 2080, Malta.
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- Mount Carmel Hospital, Attard, Malta.,Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Learning Institute for Health Care Professionals, Mosta, Malta
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- Statistics & Operations Research, Faculty of Science, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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Reichardt J, Ebrahimi A, Nasiri Dehsorkhi H, Mewes R, Weise C, Afshar H, Adibi P, Moshref Dehkordy S, Yeganeh G, Reich H, Rief W. Why is this happening to me? - a comparison of illness representations between Iranian and German people with mental illness. BMC Psychol 2018; 6:33. [PMID: 30029696 PMCID: PMC6053818 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-018-0250-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to an increase in migration and globalization, cross-cultural encounters in health care are also becoming more frequent. As psychotherapy is grounded in a cultural context and must be congruent with the patient's cultural beliefs of his or her illness in order to be effective, the consideration of cross-cultural differences in illness representations becomes increasingly important. Especially research on illness representations concerning mental disorders is scarce. METHODS The aim of the current study was to compare illness representations between Iranian (N = 87) and German (N = 90) patient samples as well as subclinical samples (Iranian N = 264, German N = 102) using a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Illness representations were measured using the Illness Perception Questionnaire Revised (IPQ-R). Initially, a factor analysis was conducted in order to ensure comparability of the IPQ-R between the Iranian and the German sample. RESULTS The factor analysis already revealed differences in item compositions of the IPQ-R subscales indicating differences of the conception of illness representations between the samples. Further, the Iranian samples showed a significantly higher amount of supernatural causal beliefs and emotional representation of the illness than the German samples. Surprisingly, the Iranian patient sample showed the highest amount of illness coherence. CONCLUSION The current paper contributes to a deeper understanding of cross-cultural differences in illness representations regarding mental disorders. Nevertheless, further research is needed to confirm current findings and to further elaborate on the relationships found.
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- Judith Reichardt
- Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Gutenbergstraße 18, 35032, Marburg, Germany.
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- Psychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Gutenbergstraße 18, 35032, Marburg, Germany.,Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Gutenbergstraße 18, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Psychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Gastroenterology research center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Psychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Gutenbergstraße 18, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Gutenbergstraße 18, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Gutenbergstraße 18, 35032, Marburg, Germany.
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Yan Y, Rieger E, Shou Y. Reducing the stigma associated with anorexia nervosa: An evaluation of a social consensus intervention among Australian and Chinese young women. Int J Eat Disord 2018; 51:62-70. [PMID: 29197118 DOI: 10.1002/eat.22808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined the effectiveness of a social consensus intervention in reducing stigma toward individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) among women from Australia and mainland China. Moreover, the different predictions of informational/normative social influence theory and the social identity approach in terms of the effectiveness of the social consensus intervention were investigated. METHOD Participants were female students from the Australian National University (n = 97) and Central China Normal University (n = 76) who reported their levels of stigma toward a fictional character with AN before and after receiving normative information regarding the attitudes of others toward people with AN. Three experimental conditions of normative information were utilized: in-group, out-group, and neutral. RESULTS Chinese participants reported higher levels of baseline stigma across all measures than Australian participants. Social consensus was effective in reducing most types of AN stigma, and supported the social identity approach in that improvements in attitudinal, affective, and behavioral aspects of stigma were significantly greater for participants in the in-group (but not the out-group) versus the neutral condition. The effectiveness of the social consensus approach was not moderated by nationality. DISCUSSION A social consensus approach holds potential as an additional strategy for reducing AN stigma, with its benefits extending across diverse cultural settings. Such an approach would entail ensuring that positive messages regarding people with AN are delivered by members of a valued in-group.
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- Yuwen Yan
- Research School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Research School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Research School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Dawson L, Mullan B, Touyz S, Rhodes P. Are recovery stories helpful for women with eating disorders? A pilot study and commentary on future research. J Eat Disord 2018; 6:21. [PMID: 30128153 PMCID: PMC6092853 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-018-0206-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anecdotally it is well known that eating disorder memoirs are popular with people with anorexia nervosa and recovery stories are readily available online. However, no research to date has empirically explored whether such stories are helpful for current sufferers. The aim of the current pilot study was to explore the efficacy of recovery narratives as a means of improving motivation and self-efficacy and to qualitatively explore patient perspectives of such stories. METHOD Fifty-seven women with anorexia nervosa and subclinical anorexia nervosa participated in this online study. Participants were randomised to either receive recovery stories or to a wait-list control group. After completing baseline measures, participants read five stories about recovery, and completed post-intervention measures two weeks later. RESULTS The quantitative results indicated that reading stories of recovery had no effect on motivation and self-efficacy over a two-week period. In contrast, the qualitative results showed that the stories generated thoughts about the possibility of recovery and the majority indicated they would recommend them to others. CONCLUSIONS This study adds to a growing body of research exploring the integration of voices of lived experience into treatment approaches. Future research should focus on 1) identifying for whom and at which stage of illness recovery stories might be helpful; 2) the mechanism via which they might operate; and 3) the most helpful way of presenting such stories.
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- Lisa Dawson
- Eating Disorder Service, The Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Westmead Campus, Sydney, Australia.,2Centre for Family Based Mental Health Care, St Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- 3School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, WA Australia
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- 4School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- 4School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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McAndrew LM, Martin JL, Friedlander M, Shaffer K, Breland J, Slotkin S, Leventhal H. The Common Sense of Counseling Psychology: Introducing the Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY 2017; 31:497-512. [PMID: 31274964 DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2017.1336076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The goal of therapy is typically to improve clients' self-management of their problems, not only during the course of therapy but also after therapy ends. Although it seems obvious that therapists are interested in improving client's self-management, the psychotherapy literature has little to say on the topic. This article introduces Leventhal's Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation, a theoretical model of the self-management of health, and applies the model to the therapeutic process. The Common-Sense Model proposes that people develop illness representations of health threats and these illness representations guide self-management. The model has primarily been used to understand how people self-manage physical health problems, we propose it may also be useful to understand self-management of mental health problems. The Common-Sense Model's strengths-based perspective is a natural fit for the work of counseling psychologists. In particular, the model has important practical implications for addressing how clients understand mental health problems over the course of treatment and self-manage these problems during and after treatment.
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- Lisa M McAndrew
- Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System
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- Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany
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- Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
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- Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany
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- Institute of Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University
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Hussain S, Imran N, Hotiana UA, Mazhar N, Asif A. Illness Perceptions in Patients of Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Investigation from Lahore, Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci 2017; 33:829-834. [PMID: 29067048 PMCID: PMC5648947 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.334.13128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background and Objective: Patient’s perception of their illness influences their healthcare decisions. The objectives of this study were to explore patient’s own beliefs about their illness (Schizophrenia) and perceived social support, and its impact on their attitudes toward pharmacological treatment in Lahore, Pakistan. Methods: This study was conducted at Mayo Hospital Lahore from March to September 2016. Hundred individuals suffering from Schizophrenia completed four questionnaires; a socio-demographic questionnaire, the Illness Perception Questionnaire for Schizophrenia(IPQ-S), Drug attitude Inventory-10 (DAI) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (PSS). Results: Stress, family problems, lack of friends & financial worries were endorsed strongly by patients as cause of their mental illness. Ambiguity regarding their mental illness duration and personal control was observed. Patients’ perceived significant negative consequences, negative emotional response, as well as had poor understanding of their mental illness and treatment effectiveness. Statistically significant gender differences in treatment control and illness coherence subscales of IPQS were observed. Drug attitude inventory was positively correlated with Treatment control subscale (p < .01) and negatively correlated with Illness coherence subscale of IPQS (p < .05). The negative consequences subscale and perceived social support was negatively correlated (p < .01). Conclusion: Patient’s perception about their own illness is predictor of their drug taking attitude and perceived social support. Study results should help to develop new interventions to correct inaccurate beliefs in patients with schizophrenia to improve illness outcome.
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- Sadia Hussain
- Ms. Sadia Hussain, MSc Psychology. Intern Psychologist, Academic Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Dr. Nazish Imran, MBBS; FRCPsych; MRCPsych (London). Associate Professor, Child & Family Psychiatry Department. King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Dr. Usman Amin Hotiana, MBBS; FCPS (Psy). Assistant Professor, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan Academic Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
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- Dr. Nauman Mazhar, MBBS; MD(Psy); FCPS(Psy)Senior Registrar, Department of Psychiatry Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Prof. Aftab Asif, MBBS; MRCPsych Professor of Psychiatry, Academic Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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Beinke K, O'Callaghan F, Morrissey S. Illness Perceptions of Cystic Fibrosis: A Comparison of Young Adults with CF and Same-Aged Peers. Behav Med 2017; 43:40-46. [PMID: 26010873 DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2015.1045824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In the last two decades, the life expectancy for individuals with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) has increased significantly. The limited research examining the psychosocial experiences of young adults with CF indicates that other young adults lack awareness and understanding of CF. Using the Illness Perception Questionnaire, perceptions of CF were examined in individuals with CF aged 16 to 25 and two groups of same-aged peers: those who did, or did not, know someone with CF. ANOVA with pairwise comparisons revealed that individuals with CF perceived significantly fewer physical symptoms of illness and fewer emotional and practical consequences of CF than both groups of peers. Individuals with CF also perceived significantly more personal control and greater understanding of CF than peers without experience of CF. Implications for enhancing opportunities for social engagement and for the provision of social support for young people with CF are identified.
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- Kaya Beinke
- a Griffith University and Menzies Health Institute Queensland
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Common sense model of mental illness: Understanding the impact of cognitive and emotional representations of mental illness on recovery through the mediation of self-stigma. Psychiatry Res 2016; 246:16-24. [PMID: 27644016 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The present study applied the common sense model to understand the underlying mechanism of how cognitive and emotional representations of mental illness among people in recovery of mental illness would impact their endorsement of self-stigma, and how that would, in turn, affect clinical and personal recovery. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 376 people in recovery. Participants were recruited from seven public specialty outpatient clinics and substance abuse assessment clinics across various districts in Hong Kong. They were asked to report their perception towards their mental illness, self-stigma, symptom severity, and personal recovery. The results of structural equation modeling partially supported the hypothesized mediation model indicating that controllability, consequences, and emotional concern of mental illness, but not cause, timeline, and identity, were associated with self-stigma, which was subsequently negatively associated with clinical and personal recovery. The present study demonstrated the mediating role of self-stigma in the relationship between individuals' illness representations towards their mental illness and their recovery. Illness management programs aimed at addressing the maladaptive mental illness-related beliefs and emotions are recommended. Implications on developing self-directed and empowering mental health services are discussed.
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Stigmatizing attitudes toward eating disorders (EDs) may lead to reduced treatment seeking. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of stigmatizing trends and beliefs related to anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), and the associations with the experiential knowledge of the problem, in a large sample of Italian undergraduates. A total of 2109 participants completed an online survey including questionnaires related to stigmatizing beliefs toward AN and BN, and personal contacts with people with EDs. Undergraduates reported almost overlapping low levels of stigmatizing trends for AN and BN, apart from personal responsibility and social distance. Those aged 18 to 25 and living with family held higher stigmatizing attitudes. Stigma was lower in underweight participants and in those (12%) reporting a previous ED diagnosis. Although not improving stigmatizing attitudes, 83% of the sample was familiar with people with an ED. Antistigma actions to increase awareness on EDs and to improve treatment-seeking behaviors are needed.
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Gulliksen KS, Nordbø RHS, Espeset EMS, Skårderud F, Holte A. Four Pathways to Anorexia Nervosa: Patients' Perspective on the Emergence of AN. Clin Psychol Psychother 2016; 24:846-858. [PMID: 27726246 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Studies show that patients' perception of their illness has a direct influence both on their utilization of health services and their adherence to treatment plans. This may be particularly relevant to the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa (AN). Previous studies on AN have typically explored single psycho-social factors that patients with AN relate to the emergence of their illness. There is a need for more coherent systematic descriptions of the complexity of the patients' narratives about how their illness emerged. In this study, we sought to identify common components in the participants' narratives. By identifying different combinations of these components in the narratives, we sought to describe differences in patients' perceived pathways to AN. METHODS Participants were 36 women aged 18-51 years who had been treated for AN within the past 2 years at five clinical institutions in Norway. Semi-open qualitative interviews were conducted, tape-recorded, transcribed and analysed using grounded theory techniques. RESULTS We identified the following four distinct perceived pathways into AN: 'The Avoidant', 'The Achiever', 'The Transformer' and 'The Punisher'. The pathways could be regarded as four different projects for mastering life's challenges. DISCUSSION Our results suggest that there seem to be at least four pathways into AN. This indicates that a common array of symptoms might cover very different psychological dynamics. These might need to be treated therapeutically in different ways and should probably be taken into account during the refinement of diagnostic tools. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. KEY PRACTITIONER MESSAGE Although patients with AN might present similar symptoms, patients' perspectives on the emergence of their problems indicate that a common array of symptoms cover a variety of subjective psychological dynamics. From the experienced patient's stance, there are at least four distinct pathways to the emergence of AN. Attempts to master the challenges of life were found to be a common denominator in the emergence of AN. Recognition and integration of the patient's understanding of her or his problems should be given high priority in treatment of AN.
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- Kjersti S Gulliksen
- Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Eating Disorders Gaustad, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Institute for Eating Disorders, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.,Modum Bad Research Institute, Vikersund, Norway.,Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Self-stigma in individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) may affect engagement in intensive treatment. The objective of this study was to test a Model of Self-Stigma to identify the influence of public stigma, internalized stigma, self-esteem, and self-efficacy on recovery attitudes in individuals in inpatient treatment for AN. Using a cross-sectional design, 36 female participants with AN completed questionnaires during the first week of intensive inpatient treatment. Better attitude towards recovery was positively correlated with higher self-esteem and self-efficacy and negatively correlated with greater internalized stigma and perceptions of others devaluing families of individuals with AN. Together, these factors accounted for 63% of the variance in recovery attitudes. Findings demonstrate the adverse effects perceived stigma towards families, self-stigma, and self-esteem have on recovery attitudes in individuals with AN. Clinical interventions are needed to challenge internalized stigma and bolster self-esteem to enhance individuals' recovery efforts.
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Nowicka-Sauer K, Pietrzykowska M, Banaszkiewicz D, Hajduk A, Czuszyńska Z, Smoleńska Ż. How do patients and doctors-to-be perceive systemic lupus erythematosus? Rheumatol Int 2016; 36:725-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-016-3431-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This study examined the effect of a short-term passive intervention on nursing students' beliefs about eating disorders (EDs). Before and after a weeklong ED education poster campaign, participants completed questionnaires assessing their attitudes about individuals with EDs. Results showed a reduction in the belief that people with EDs are almost always women, increased attribution to biological and genetic factors, and decreased attribution to society's thin ideal. Personal connection moderated response to the items: [people with EDs] "are putting their lives at risk" and "would not improve with treatment." This intervention shows promise for reducing ED-associated stereotype endorsement among medical professionals.
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- Mary E Duffy
- a Department of Psychology , University of Saint Joseph , West Hartford , Connecticut , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , University of Saint Joseph , West Hartford , Connecticut , USA
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Wisting L, Bang L, Skrivarhaug T, Dahl-Jørgensen K, Rø Ø. Psychological barriers to optimal insulin therapy: more concerns in adolescent females than males. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2016; 4:e000203. [PMID: 27403325 PMCID: PMC4932280 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate psychological barriers (illness perceptions, insulin beliefs, and coping strategies) to optimal insulin therapy among adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D), with a specific focus on gender differences and mode of treatment (insulin pump vs pen). METHODS A total of 105 males and females (12-20 years) participated in this study. The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire, and the Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences were completed. Additionally, diabetes clinical data were collected by the Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry. RESULTS Females had significantly more negative illness perceptions than males on all dimensions (p<0.05), with moderate-to-large effect sizes. Regarding insulin beliefs, females scored significantly higher than males on insulin concern (p<0.001), indicating more concerns about insulin. There were no significant gender differences on perceptions of insulin necessity. Finally, females scored significantly higher on the coping strategies being social and solving family problems (p<0.01), indicating more positive coping among females than males for these subscales. In terms of treatment mode, the only statistically significant difference in the psychological aspects was for the illness perception treatment control, with patients using insulin pen reporting more negative perceptions on this dimension than patients using insulin pump. CONCLUSIONS Addressing psychological aspects may be a clinically important supplement to standard somatic T1D care. The consistent finding of gender differences across the psychological measures implies that a tailored treatment approach for males and females with T1D may be warranted.
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- Line Wisting
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Oslo Diabetes Research Centre, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Diabetes Research Centre, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, The Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Diabetes Research Centre, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Dimitropoulos G, Freeman VE, Muskat S, Domingo A, McCallum L. “You don’t have anorexia, you just want to look like a celebrity”: perceived stigma in individuals with anorexia nervosa. J Ment Health 2015; 25:47-54. [DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2015.1101422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Wisting L, Bang L, Skrivarhaug T, Dahl-Jørgensen K, Rø Ø. Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes--The Impact of Gender, Age, and Health-Related Functioning on Eating Disorder Psychopathology. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141386. [PMID: 26529593 PMCID: PMC4631487 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate correlates of eating disorder psychopathology in adolescent males and females with type 1 diabetes. Method A total of 105 adolescents with type 1 diabetes (42% males), aged 12–20 years, were recruited from the Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry in this population-based study. All participants were interviewed with the Child Eating Disorder Examination. Additionally, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences and the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire were administered to assess health-related functioning. Clinical data were obtained from the Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry. Results Significant gender differences were demonstrated in the pattern of correlates of eating disorder pathology. Among females, eating disorder psychopathology was significantly associated with body mass index adjusted for age and gender, age, insulin restriction, coping, illness perceptions, and perceptions of insulin concern. In a regression model, age, illness perceptions, and insulin restriction remained significantly associated with eating disorder psychopathology, explaining 48% of the variance. None of the variables were associated with eating disorder psychopathology among males. Discussion Greater clinical awareness of illness perceptions, attitudes toward insulin, and insulin restriction may potentially decrease the risk of developing eating disorders among female adolescents with type 1 diabetes, and the subsequent increased morbidity and mortality associated with comorbid type 1 diabetes and eating disorders.
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- Line Wisting
- Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Oslo Diabetes Research Centre, Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- The Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Oslo Diabetes Research Centre, Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Oslo Diabetes Research Centre, Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Farrell NR, Lee AA, Deacon BJ. Biological or psychological? Effects of eating disorder psychoeducation on self-blame and recovery expectations among symptomatic individuals. Behav Res Ther 2015; 74:32-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Nelson S, Riedy C, Albert JM, Lee W, Slusar MB, Curtan S, Ferretti G, Cunha-Cruz J, Milgrom P. Family Access to a Dentist Study (FADS): A multi-center randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2015; 45:177-183. [PMID: 26500170 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Many low-income parent/caregivers do not understand the importance of cavity-free primary (baby) teeth and the chronic nature of dental caries (tooth decay). As a consequence, dental preventive and treatment utilization is low even when children are screened in schools and referred for care. This study aims to test a referral letter and Dental Information Guide (DIG) designed using the Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation (CSM) framework to improve caregivers' illness perception of dental caries and increase utilization of care by children with restorative dental needs. METHODS A multi-site randomized controlled trial with caregivers of Kindergarten to 4th grade children in urban Ohio and rural Washington State will compare five arms: (1) CSM referral letter alone; (2) CSM referral letter+DIG; (3) reduced CSM referral letter alone; (4) reduced CSM referral letter+DIG; and (5) standard (control) referral. At baseline, children will be screened at school to determine restorative dental needs. If in need of treatment, caregivers will be randomized to study arms and an intervention packet will be sent home. The primary outcome will be dental care based on a change in oral health status by clinical examination 7 months post-screening (ICDAS sealant codes 1 and 2; restoration codes 3-8; extraction). Enrollment commenced summer 2015 with results in summer 2016. CONCLUSION This study uses the CSM framework to develop and test behavioral interventions to increase dental utilization among low-income caregivers. If effective this simple intervention has broad applicability in clinical and community-based settings.
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- Suchitra Nelson
- Department of Community Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA.
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- Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Community Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Community Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Community Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Oexle N, Ajdacic-Gross V, Müller M, Rodgers S, Rössler W, Rüsch N. Predicting perceived need for mental health care in a community sample: an application of the self-regulatory model. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2015; 50:1593-600. [PMID: 26084865 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-015-1085-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Most people with mental health problems do not use mental health services, resulting in poor psychiatric outcomes and greater illness burden. Although perceiving the need for mental health care was identified to be a key factor for service use, factors that explain differences in perceived need for mental health care are incompletely understood. The present paper investigates the role of illness representations in predicting perceived need for mental health care. METHODS In a community sample of 202 persons currently distressed by symptoms related to mental illness, illness representations were assessed using the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and perceived need for mental health care was measured by the Self-Appraisal of Illness Questionnaire. Multiple linear regression models were used to determine the association between a person's illness representations and the level of perceived need for mental health care. RESULTS Two illness representations were positively associated with perceived need for mental health care: the belief that treatment could improve the current mental health problem and the attribution of experienced symptoms to a mental health problem. Increased perceived need for care was related to current mental health service use. CONCLUSIONS Interventions that aim to increase mental health service use could focus on people's attitudes toward mental health treatment and enable people to recognize symptoms as a mental illness.
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- Nathalie Oexle
- Department of Psychiatry II, University of Ulm and BKH Günzburg, Parkstrasse 11, 89073, Ulm, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Zurich University Hospital of Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Zurich University Hospital of Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Zurich University Hospital of Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Zurich University Hospital of Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland.,Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM27), Institute of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry II, University of Ulm and BKH Günzburg, Parkstrasse 11, 89073, Ulm, Germany
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Stigma and treatment of eating disorders in Ireland: healthcare professionals’ knowledge and attitudes. Ir J Psychol Med 2015; 33:21-31. [DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2015.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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ObjectivesThis study examines aspects of healthcare professionals’ knowledge and attitudes about eating disorders (EDs), which might impede the effective detection or treatment of EDs in Ireland.MethodsA total of 1,916 healthcare professionals were invited to participate in a web-based survey. Participants were randomly allocated to view one of five vignettes depicting a young person with symptoms consistent with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, depression or type 1 diabetes. Study-specific questions examined participants’ responses to the vignettes and ED knowledge and experience.ResultsIn total, 171 clinicians responded (9% response rate). Participants had an average of 15.8 years of clinical experience (s.d.=9.2) and included psychiatrists, GPs, psychologists and counsellors. Although participants’ knowledge of EDs was moderately good overall, responses showed poor recognition of the symptoms of EDs compared with depression [χ2 (4, n=127)=20.17, p<0.001]. Participants viewed EDs as chronic disorders that primarily affected females. Participants believed that clinicians like working with patients with depression and diabetes more than with AN patients [F (4,101)=5.11, p=0.001]. Among the professionals surveyed, psychiatrists were the most knowledgeable about EDs [F (4,82)=9.18, p<0.001], and were more confident in their ability to diagnose and treat EDs than professionals of all other disciplines, except psychologists [F (4,85)=8.99, p<0.001]. Psychiatrists were also the most pessimistic about ED patients’ long-term life prospects [χ2 (4, n=65)=15.84, p=0.003].ConclusionsThis study recommends that specific attention should be given to EDs in professional educational programmes across healthcare disciplines. This training should not be restricted to improving healthcare professionals’ knowledge of EDs, but should also strive to increase service-providers’ awareness of how their own potentially stigmatising attitudes can undermine engagement with treatment.
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Geerling DM, Saunders SM. College students’ perceptions of individuals with anorexia nervosa: irritation and admiration. J Ment Health 2015; 24:83-7. [DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2014.998807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bannatyne A, Stapleton P. Educating medical students about anorexia nervosa: a potential method for reducing the volitional stigma associated with the disorder. Eat Disord 2015; 23:115-33. [PMID: 25401522 DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2014.976102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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It is frequently reported that clinicians across a range of professional disciplines experience strong negative reactions toward patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). The present study aimed to develop, evaluate, and compare the effectiveness of two different educational programs, based on an etiological framing model. Participants were medical students (N = 41) from an Australian University, who were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (biogenetic intervention vs. multifactorial intervention vs. control). Outcome attitudinal/stigma data were collected pre- and post-intervention, and at 8 weeks follow-up. Results indicated intervention participations exhibited significantly lower volitional stigma scores compared to the control group, who exhibited no change in attitudes or stigma. Specifically, intervention participants had significantly lower total ED stigma scores, levels of blame, perceptions of AN as a selfish/vain illness, and viewed sufferers as less responsible for their illness at post-intervention. These reductions were maintained at follow-up. Overall, the study provides preliminary evidence that brief targeted interventions can assist in reducing levels of volitional stigma toward AN.
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- Amy Bannatyne
- a Department of Psychology , Bond University , Robina , Queensland , Australia
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Makowski AC, Mnich EE, Angermeyer MC, Löwe B, von dem Knesebeck O. Sex differences in attitudes towards females with eating disorders. Eat Behav 2015; 16:78-83. [PMID: 25464071 DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Revised: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aims to examine the public's attitudes and predictors of social distance towards women afflicted by eating disorders (anorexia nervosa [AN] and bulimia nervosa [BN]) under specific consideration of the respondents' sex. Eating disorders are still often seen as a women's health issue, and those afflicted remain stigmatized in Western societies. The concept of social distance is a frequently used indicator in awareness campaigns. Sex-specific results could add important information to destigmatization programs. METHODS Data originate from a German telephone survey which was conducted in 2011. Vignettes with signs and symptoms either suggestive of AN or BN were presented to the respondents randomly, who subsequently answered questions regarding beliefs about causes, contact to persons afflicted as well as desire for social distance. Stratified multiple linear regression analyses according to disorder under study were performed to examine associations between different predictors and desire for social distance. RESULTS There were significant sex differences in desire for social distance, causal attributions, and emotional reactions towards women with eating disorders. E.g., with respect to AN, women exhibited a significantly greater desire for social distance than men (p<.001), and more frequently believed that AN could be caused by sexual abuse during childhood. Regarding predictors of social distance, there was a significant positive association between age and desire for social distance equally among men and women. However, distinct sex differences came into effect concerning other predictors depending on the eating disorder under study. In BN, attribution of brain disease emerged as significant predictor of social distance among men. This is not true for women, where the attribution of weak will significantly predicted the desire for social distance. CONCLUSION Sex-dependent differences in attitudes and predictors of social distance towards females afflicted should be met with tailored measures in anti-stigma campaigns, addressing women and men on different levels.
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- Anna Christin Makowski
- Department of Medical Sociology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Medical Sociology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, and Schön Clinic Hamburg (Eilbek), Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Medical Sociology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
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Blodgett Salafia EH, Jones ME, Haugen EC, Schaefer MK. Perceptions of the causes of eating disorders: a comparison of individuals with and without eating disorders. J Eat Disord 2015; 3:32. [PMID: 26380085 PMCID: PMC4570226 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-015-0069-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In this study, we examined perceptions regarding the causes of eating disorders, both among those with eating disorders as well as those without. By understanding the differences in perceived causes between the two groups, better educational programs for lay people and those suffering from eating disorders can be developed. METHOD This study used open-ended questions to assess the beliefs of 57 individuals with self-reported eating disorders and 220 without. Participants responded to the questions, "What do you think was (were) the cause(s) of your eating disorder?" and "What do you think is (are) the cause(s) of eating disorders?". RESULTS A list of possible codes for the causes of eating disorders was created based on a thorough review of the literature. A manually-generated set of eight codes was then created from individuals' actual responses. Frequencies and chi square analyses demonstrated differences in rates of endorsement between those with eating disorders and those without. Participants with eating disorders most frequently endorsed psychological/emotional and social problems, with genetics/biology and media/culture ideals least endorsed. Participants without eating disorders most frequently endorsed psychological/emotional problems and media/culture ideals, with traumatic life events and sports/health least endorsed. There was a difference between groups in the endorsement of the media as a cause of eating disorders, suggesting that those without eating disorders may overly attribute the media as the main cause while those with eating disorders may not be fully aware of the media's impact. Additionally, while both groups highly endorsed psychological/emotional problems, there was a noticeable stigma about eating disorders among those without eating disorders. CONCLUSIONS There were noteworthy differences between samples; such differences suggest that there is a need for more education on the topic of eating disorders. Furthermore, despite empirical support for the effects of genetics, sports, and family factors, these were infrequently endorsed as causes of eating disorders by both groups. Our results suggest that there is a need for more education regarding the factors associated with eating disorders, in order to reduce the stigma surrounding these disorders and to potentially aid the treatment process.
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- Elizabeth H Blodgett Salafia
- Department of Human Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University, 283-H EML Hall, #2615, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, North Dakota 58108 USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University, 283-H EML Hall, #2615, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, North Dakota 58108 USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University, 283-H EML Hall, #2615, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, North Dakota 58108 USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University, 283-H EML Hall, #2615, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, North Dakota 58108 USA
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Allison M, Lee C. Too fat, too thin: Understanding bias against overweight and underweight in an Australian female university student sample. Psychol Health 2014; 30:189-202. [DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2014.954575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Maier A, Ernst JP, Müller S, Gross D, Zepf FD, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Hagenah U. Self-perceived stigmatization in female patients with anorexia nervosa--results from an explorative retrospective pilot study of adolescents. Psychopathology 2014; 47:127-32. [PMID: 24008842 DOI: 10.1159/000350505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The stigma of mental illness has been identified as an important barrier to treatment and recovery. Previous research reported the stigmatization of individuals with eating disorders by both health professionals and the general public. The aim of this pilot study was to empirically assess the previous stigmatization and discrimination experiences of young female patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) using a retrospective explorative approach. METHODS An in-house questionnaire that was developed to survey experiences of stigmatization was mailed to 75 former adolescent patients with AN. The mean time of assessment after discharge was 5.6 ± 1.2 years. The patients were asked to respond anonymously. The response rate was approximately 48% (n = 36). RESULTS Feelings that society held negative stereotypes of individuals with AN, concrete experiences of stigmatization and discrimination, and rejection by peers were reported. A remarkable degree of self-stigmatization, as indexed by high rates of agreement to stigmatizing statements, was detected. Approximately one third of the participants reported delayed initiation of treatment due to fear of stigmatization and discrimination. CONCLUSION Stigmatization plays a decisive role in young patients with AN and impacts their motivation to seek professional help and engage in treatment. Clinicians should be aware of the stigmatization related to eating disorders and its burden for affected patients.
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- Institute of History, Theory and Ethics in Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Withers A, Mullan B, Madden S, Kohn M, Clarke S, Thornton C, Rhodes P, Touyz S. Anorexia nervosa in the family: a sibling's perspective. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/21662630.2013.839187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Dimitropoulos G, Freeman VE, Bellai K, Olmsted M. Inpatients with severe anorexia nervosa and their siblings: non-shared experiences and family functioning. EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW 2013; 21:284-93. [PMID: 23576477 DOI: 10.1002/erv.2230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were the following: to identify perceptions of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and their siblings regarding differential experiences within and external to the family including sibling interactions, parental treatment, relationships with peers and events that are unique to each sibling; (2) to compare how patients and their siblings perceive eating disorder symptoms, parental affection/control, social support and stigma; and (3) to test associations with family functioning for patients with AN and their siblings. METHOD A total of 26 patients paired with their siblings were recruited from an Eating Disorder Program and administered standardized instruments measuring different experiences within and external to the family, the impact of eating disorder behaviours, stigma, social support and family functioning. RESULTS Patients rated high on the differential experience of jealousy in contrast to their siblings. Patients scored higher than their siblings on eating symptoms, whereas siblings scored higher on social support. The impact of AN on the family, stigma towards the individual and family, and social support accounted for 37% of the variance in family functioning from the sibling perspective after controlling for age and gender. Of these variables, impact of AN on the family made the largest contribution. DISCUSSION Family-based and sibling-based interventions that aim to reduce the effects of the illness on the sibling relationship and the family are recommended.
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Zwickert K, Rieger E. Stigmatizing attitudes towards individuals with anorexia nervosa: an investigation of attribution theory. J Eat Disord 2013; 1:5. [PMID: 24764528 PMCID: PMC3776205 DOI: 10.1186/2050-2974-1-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2012] [Accepted: 10/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Guided by Attribution Theory, this study assessed stigmatizing attitudes towards an individual with anorexia nervosa (AN) compared to obesity and skin cancer, and examined the extent to which manipulating a target individual's level of blameworthiness affects levels of stigmatizing attitudes. One hundred and thirty-five female undergraduate students were randomly assigned to one of three conditions. Before and after receiving blameworthy or non-blameworthy information relating to the target's condition, participants completed a series of self-report inventories measuring their emotional reactions, desire for social distance, and causal attributions regarding the target. RESULTS Participants reported a significantly greater desire for social distance from the target with AN compared to targets with obesity or skin cancer, and yet (contrary to Attribution Theory) attributed less blame to the target with AN. There were significant increases in stigmatization towards targets described as blameworthy relative to targets described as non-blameworthy. CONCLUSION The findings provide insight into the elevated levels of stigmatizing attitudes held towards individuals with AN, and the role of Attribution Theory in partially accounting for this stigma.
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- Research School of Psychology (Building 39), Australian National University, 0200, Canberra, ACT Australia
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- Research School of Psychology (Building 39), Australian National University, 0200, Canberra, ACT Australia
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Baines T, Wittkowski A. A Systematic Review of the Literature Exploring Illness Perceptions in Mental Health Utilising the Self-Regulation Model. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2012; 20:263-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s10880-012-9337-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Patel S, Wittkowski A, Fox JRE, Wieck A. An exploration of illness beliefs in mothers with postnatal depression. Midwifery 2012; 29:682-9. [PMID: 22882968 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE to explore illness beliefs in women with postnatal depression and suggest an appropriate health belief model. About 10% of recently delivered mothers suffer from depression. Postnatal depression may differ from depression occurring at other times in an individual's life not only symptomatically but also experiences, perceptions and beliefs about the illness differ because of the individual's specific role as a carer for a newborn baby. Whilst illness beliefs have been extensively examined using models from physical health, recent studies have pointed out that physical health models may not provide an appropriate framework to explore mental health difficulties and require adapting. DESIGN qualitative study using face-to-face interviews for data collection. SETTING Greater Manchester, England. METHODS as illness beliefs have not yet been formally assessed using established questionnaires, the present study employed qualitative methodology to explore illness beliefs in mothers with postnatal depression (PND). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 participants who were depressed following the birth of their child. Interview transcripts were analysed using grounded theory methodology. The point of theoretical sufficiency was reached with this sample size. FINDINGS the rich data allowed for a theory of illness beliefs in PND to be developed encompassing six core categories: 'unmet expectations', 'identifying stressors in their life context', 'conflict over label', 'antidepressants: the lesser of two evils', 'loss of time' and 'uncertain futures.' KEY CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE participants made multiple appraisals of their PND in light of their initial difficulties, their improvements and consequences, the future and subsequent service involvement. Participants' narratives were conflicting and uncertain with internal struggles evident as mothers were torn between their desire to be good mothers and their perceptions that PND meant that they were not good enough mothers. Thus, the themes identified in this study did not match onto the key dimensions postulated by Leventhal's self-regulation model of illness beliefs.
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- Sonia Patel
- Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Paulson-Karlsson G, Nevonen L. Anorexia nervosa: treatment expectations - a qualitative study. J Multidiscip Healthc 2012; 5:169-77. [PMID: 22888259 PMCID: PMC3413044 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s33658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anorexia nervosa is a serious illness with a high mortality rate, a poor outcome, and no empirically supported treatment of choice for adults. Patients with anorexia nervosa strive for thinness in order to obtain self-control and are ambivalent toward change and toward treatment. In order to achieve a greater understanding of patients' own understanding of their situation, the aim of this study was to examine the expectations of potential anorexic patients seeking treatment at a specialized eating-disorder unit. METHODS A qualitative study design was used. It comprised 15 women between 18 and 25 years of age waiting to be assessed before treatment. The initial question was, "What do you expect, now that you are on the waiting list for a specialized eating-disorder unit?" A content analysis was used, and the text was coded, categorized according to its content, and further interpreted into a theme. RESULTS FROM THE RESULTS EMERGED THREE MAIN CATEGORIES OF WHAT PARTICIPANTS EXPECTED: "treatment content," "treatment professionals," and "treatment focus." The overall theme, "receiving adequate therapy in a collaborative therapeutic relationship and recovering," described how the participants perceived that their expectations could be fulfilled. DISCUSSION Patients' expectations concerning distorted thoughts, eating behaviors, a normal, healthy life, and meeting with a professional with knowledge and experience of eating disorders should be discussed before treatment starts. In the process of the therapeutic relationship, it is essential to continually address patients' motivations, in order to understand their personal motives behind what drives their expectations and their desire to recover.
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- Gunilla Paulson-Karlsson
- Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro and Anorexia-Bulimia Unit, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Centre, Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Easter MM. "Not all my fault": genetics, stigma, and personal responsibility for women with eating disorders. Soc Sci Med 2012; 75:1408-16. [PMID: 22819736 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Revised: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 05/31/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Medical researchers and clinicians increasingly understand and present eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia nervosa) as biologically-based psychiatric disorders, with genetic risk factors established by high heritability estimates in twin studies. But there has been no research on interpretation of genetic involvement by people with eating disorders, who may hold other views. Their interpretations are particularly important given the frequent presumption that biogenetic framing will reduce stigma, and recent findings that it exacerbates stigma for other mental illnesses. To identify implications of genetic framing in eating disorders, I conducted semi-structured interviews with 50 US women with a history of eating disorders (half recovered, half in treatment; interviewed 2008-9 in the USA). Interviews introduced the topic of genetics, but not stigma per se. Analysis followed the general principles of grounded theory to identify perceived implications of genetic involvement; those relevant to stigma are reported here. Most anticipated that genetic reframing would help reduce stigma from personal responsibility (i.e., blame and guilt for eating disorder as ongoing choice). A third articulated ways it could add stigma, including novel forms of stigma related to genetic-essentialist effacing of social factors. Despite welcoming reductions in blame and guilt, half also worried genetic framing could hamper recovery, by encouraging fatalistic self-fulfilling prophecies and genetic excuses. This study is the first to elicit perceptions of genetic involvement by those with eating disorders, and contributes to an emerging literature on perceptions of psychiatric genetics by people with mental illness.
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- Michele M Easter
- Genome Ethics, Law & Policy, Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, Duke University, Box 90141, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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Ward EC, Besson DD. African American Men’s Beliefs About Mental Illness, Perceptions of Stigma, and Help-Seeking Barriers. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST 2012. [DOI: 10.1177/0011000012447824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Little is known about African American men’s beliefs about mental illness. A descriptive qualitative study, using the common sense model (CSM), examined African American men’s beliefs about mental illness, perceptions of stigma associated with mental illness, and barriers to help-seeking. A total of 17 community-dwelling African American men participated in individual interviews. Dimensional analysis guided by the CSM showed most of the men identified mental illness causal factors consistent with the biopsychosocial model of mental disorders. They believed mental illness is a chronic disorder having negative consequences and reported experiencing barriers to help seeking. In contrast with previous studies, most men in the present study did not perceive stigma associated with mental illness and did not identify stigma as a barrier to help seeking. They were open to help seeking, were optimistic about professional treatment, encouraged others to seek treatment, and expressed strong interest in mental health research. Implications for counseling psychology research and practice are discussed.
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- Earlise C. Ward
- School of Nursing and Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- School of Nursing and Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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