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Experiences of patients with anorexia nervosa during the transition from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services
BACKGROUND: The transition between the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and the Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) is identified as an especially critical time for the continuity of care for patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). However, research on this topic is scarce. In the pr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7418380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32793350 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00313-4 |
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author | Lockertsen, Veronica Nilsen, Liv Holm, Lill Ann Wellhaven Rø, Øyvind Burger, Linn May Røssberg, Jan Ivar |
author_facet | Lockertsen, Veronica Nilsen, Liv Holm, Lill Ann Wellhaven Rø, Øyvind Burger, Linn May Røssberg, Jan Ivar |
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description | BACKGROUND: The transition between the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and the Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) is identified as an especially critical time for the continuity of care for patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). However, research on this topic is scarce. In the present study, we explore the patients’ experiences of the transition between CAMHS and AMHS. METHODS: A qualitative explorative study was carried out based on recorded interviews from one multi-step focus group and six individual interviews with patients who experienced the transition from CAMHS to AHMS in Norway. This study is service user-initiated, meaning service users were involved in all steps of the research process. RESULTS: The adolescents’ experiences are characterized by four overall themes regarding the transition process between CAMHS and AMHS: (1) “Being unprepared and alone in the transition process” describes how a lack of preparation for the transition between CAMHS and AMHS makes them feel alone and increases stress. (2) “It takes time to create a trusting relationship” describes how time influences patients’ trust in therapists and motivation for treatment. (3) “We are not all the same” describes how adolescents develop differently but are not treated differently despite their diverse ability to be self-sufficient. (4) “How they see me and treat me affects my hope for the future” describes the interaction between adolescents and therapists. CONCLUSIONS: Acknowledging the patients’ needs during the transition period and considering their readiness for the transition is important. Taking into account the four dimensions described in the present study might improve the transition process and enhance the patients’ self-sufficiency and maturity. |
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spelling | pubmed-74183802020-08-12 Experiences of patients with anorexia nervosa during the transition from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services Lockertsen, Veronica Nilsen, Liv Holm, Lill Ann Wellhaven Rø, Øyvind Burger, Linn May Røssberg, Jan Ivar J Eat Disord Research Article BACKGROUND: The transition between the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and the Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) is identified as an especially critical time for the continuity of care for patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). However, research on this topic is scarce. In the present study, we explore the patients’ experiences of the transition between CAMHS and AMHS. METHODS: A qualitative explorative study was carried out based on recorded interviews from one multi-step focus group and six individual interviews with patients who experienced the transition from CAMHS to AHMS in Norway. This study is service user-initiated, meaning service users were involved in all steps of the research process. RESULTS: The adolescents’ experiences are characterized by four overall themes regarding the transition process between CAMHS and AMHS: (1) “Being unprepared and alone in the transition process” describes how a lack of preparation for the transition between CAMHS and AMHS makes them feel alone and increases stress. (2) “It takes time to create a trusting relationship” describes how time influences patients’ trust in therapists and motivation for treatment. (3) “We are not all the same” describes how adolescents develop differently but are not treated differently despite their diverse ability to be self-sufficient. (4) “How they see me and treat me affects my hope for the future” describes the interaction between adolescents and therapists. CONCLUSIONS: Acknowledging the patients’ needs during the transition period and considering their readiness for the transition is important. Taking into account the four dimensions described in the present study might improve the transition process and enhance the patients’ self-sufficiency and maturity. BioMed Central 2020-08-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7418380/ /pubmed/32793350 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00313-4 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Lockertsen, Veronica Nilsen, Liv Holm, Lill Ann Wellhaven Rø, Øyvind Burger, Linn May Røssberg, Jan Ivar Experiences of patients with anorexia nervosa during the transition from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services |
title | Experiences of patients with anorexia nervosa during the transition from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services |
title_full | Experiences of patients with anorexia nervosa during the transition from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services |
title_fullStr | Experiences of patients with anorexia nervosa during the transition from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services |
title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of patients with anorexia nervosa during the transition from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services |
title_short | Experiences of patients with anorexia nervosa during the transition from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services |
title_sort | experiences of patients with anorexia nervosa during the transition from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health services |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7418380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32793350 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00313-4 |
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