Dad? Your turn -

Another reminder of an opportunity for parents to get a word in on what it is like to be the parent seeking care:

Are you the parent of a child who has received inpatient treatment for Anorexia Nervosa?

If so, we'd like to talk to you about your experience. As research psychologists, we are interested in how a child's eating disorder affects the parents and family – including coping reactions, relationships, and marital satisfaction. Few medical or psychological resources are available to support parents who may face their own challenges with respect to the diagnosis of and treatment for their child's Anorexia. We hope our research findings will contribute to enhanced understanding of how a child's illness affects parents and family. If your child, age 11-21, is currently receiving inpatient treatment or has received inpatient treatment within the past 18 months for Anorexia Nervosa, we invite you to participate in this important study. For this phase of the study, we are currently seeking to interview fathers.

Participation will include:
*A confidential and supportive phone interview, scheduled at your convenience, with a trained psychology doctoral student
*Access to our findings, at the end of our study
*Helping other parents in the same situation, by sharing your story with us

Please contact Dr. Merle Keitel at mkeitel@fordham.edu or (212) 636-6468 for information.

NOTE: This research study has received IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval from Fordham University and Princeton HealthCare System and researchers will adhere to the American Psychological Association's Code of Ethics. Primary investigators for this study are Merle A. Keitel, Ph.D., Professor of Counseling Psychology, Fordham University, and Melinda Parisi, Ph.D., Program Director, Eating Disorders Program, University Medical Center at Princeton.

Comments

Popular Posts