Parents Should Be Involved in Teen's Bulimia Treatment: Study [Consumer.Healthday.com]

Samantha Sangenito 9/21/154:00 AM

Teens with bulimia recover faster when their parents are involved in their treatment, new research reports.

Traditionally, parents have been excluded from the treatment and counseling of teens with bulimia, the researchers said. But, the study's authors found that having parents play a role in their children's treatment was ultimately more effective.

"Parents need to be actively involved in the treatment of kids and teens with eating disorders," said the study's leader, Daniel Le Grange, the Benioff UCSF professor in children's health at the University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco.

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