Work and social adjustment in patients with anorexia nervosa
| Autor: | Hannah Curtis, Kate Tchanturia, David Hambrook, Helen Davies, Naima Lounes, Kristina Fenn, Alex Keyes, Lauren Stevenson, Tamsin Jones |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Employment Work medicine.medical_specialty Anorexia Nervosa lcsh:RC435-571 Cross-sectional study Anorexia Young Adult Interpersonal relationship Leisure Activities Surveys and Questionnaires lcsh:Psychiatry medicine Humans Interpersonal Relations Young adult Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Eating disorders Cross-Sectional Studies Anorexia nervosa (differential diagnoses) Case-Control Studies Anxiety Female Self Report medicine.symptom Psychology Social Adjustment Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol 54, Iss 1, Pp 41-45 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 0010-440X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.03.014 |
| Popis: | Objective and methods The Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) assesses patients' perceptions of impairment in everyday functioning and has been reported as a simple and reliable self-report measure in different psychiatric disorders. This study compared WSAS data from an anorexia nervosa (AN) patient group with that from healthy controls (HCs) and published data from other patient groups. A total of 160 female participants (AN, 77; HC, 83) completed the WSAS as well as measures of eating disorder symptom severity and brief assessments of anxiety and depression. Results Work and Social Adjustment Scale scores for the AN group were found to be in the severely impaired range, whereas the scores for those within the HC group indicated very little, or no impairment. Total WSAS scores in the AN group were significantly correlated with severity of clinical symptoms, and eating disorder–specific symptoms were the best predictor of social and occupational functional impairment. The greatest impairment in the AN group was reported in the realm of social leisure. Conclusions Consistent with reports in other clinical populations, it is suggested that the WSAS could be an extremely useful and meaningful measure to assess social and occupational functioning in people with eating disorders, in addition to eating disorder–specific assessments. |
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