Abstract

RUIZ-MARTINEZ, Ana Olivia et al. Family functioning in the risk and protection of the eating disorders. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2009, vol.9, n.2, pp. 447-455. ISSN 1657-9267.

Objective: We analyzed the elements of the family functioning that explain the risk and protection of the ED: Anorexia Nervosa (AN), Bulimia Nervosa (BN) and Eating Disorder Non-Specific (EDNOS). Method: Seventy patients with ED (16 AN, 24 BN and 30 EDNOS) and 30 female students were interviewed and completed three questionnaires: FES, EAT and BULIT. Results: The ED patients (AN, BN and EDNOS) perceived the expression was a risk factor and the intellectual-cultural activities were protection factor. In the group of ED Specific (AN and BN) the organization was a risk factor and actuation was protector factor. Conclusion: The results confirmed differences in the family functioning between types of ED Specific and Non-Specific.

Keywords : Eating disorders; Family; Family functioning; Eating disorders; Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Family health.

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