“I thought if my parents got involved, then they'd make me get better”: emerging adults’ experiences of support from family and friends during anorexia nervosa

Abstract Background Around half of all eating disorder cases start during emerging adulthood (i.e., 18–25 years of age). This is an important time of change in interpersonal relationships, marked by individuation from the family of origin. Interpersonal relationships have long featured in theories o...

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Main Authors: Rachel Potterton, Gary Brown, Ulrike Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01260-8
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