• A controlled trial comparing family therapy with individual supportive therapy in anorexia
nervosa and bulimia nervosa was undertaken. Eighty patients (57 with anorexia nervosa; 23 …

Background: There is evidence that specific psychological treatments are effective in patients
with eating disorders. Our goal was to determine by means of a controlled trial whether …

Body image and weight loss beliefs and behaviors were assessed in 341 female and 221
male high school students. Estimates of body dissatisfaction varied depending on the …

Forty-one patients with anorexia nervosa, admitted to the Maudsley Hospital between 1959
and 1966, were followed up after a mean of 20 years. An assessment of general outcome (…

Objective To investigate whether a form of advance agreement for people with severe mental
illness can reduce the use of inpatient services and compulsory admission or treatment. …

The number of dropouts from a long-term treatment study of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN)
and bulimia nervosa (BN) was substantial. A variety of social, clinical, parental, and …

Background: Questions concerning non-consensual treatment in mental health services
have assumed an increased salience. In significant part, this has been due to changes in …

BackgroundConcerns have been expressed that staff burnout may make community mental
health care difficult to sustain. This study compares stress and job satisfaction between …

People with a mental illness may be subject to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities (CRPD), depending on definitions of terms such as ‘impairment’, ‘long-term’ …

This questionnaire study examined perceived sources of stress and satisfaction at work
among 121 mental health staff members. Five factors were derived from principal component …