Association between the social support for mothers of patients with eating disorders, maternal mental health, and patient symptomatic severity: A cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Although caregivers of patients with eating disorders usually experience a heavy caregiving burden, the effects of social support on caregivers of patients with eating disorders are unknown. This study aimed to investigate how social support for mothers who are caregivers of pati...

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Main Authors: Atsurou Yamada, Fujika Katsuki, Masaki Kondo, Hanayo Sawada, Norio Watanabe, Tatsuo Akechi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00361-w