A study of the effect of peer supporters on the treatment of anorexia nervosa and the recovery of peer supporters themselves through the participating the treatment

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K03134
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 10030:Clinical psychology-related
• Research Institution: Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Mochizuki Yosuke 浜松医科大学, 医学部附属病院, 臨床心理士 (30568572)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 竹林 淳和 浜松医科大学, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (50397428) ; 鈴木 峻介 浜松医科大学, 医学部附属病院, 臨床心理士 (50816262) ; 井上 淳 浜松医科大学, 医学部, 特任助教 (90535577) ; 磯部 智代 浜松医科大学, 医学部附属病院, 臨床心理士 (30825708)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 神経性やせ症 / ピアサポーター / グループセラピー / リフレクティング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study attempted to investigate the effect of peer supporters on the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN) through the effects of group therapy in collaboration with peer supporters on AN patients. However, the number of AN patients who consented to the study was extremely small, and it was difficult to gather enough subjects to examine the effects. Consent for this study was obtained from 10 subjects during the study period, of which 6 dropped out early. Two subjects of the remaining four have completed group therapy, and the remaining two are continuing. On the other hand, when the same group therapy was performed in the form of a single session and participants suffering from eating disorders were gathered by open recruitment, many applications were received, and the participants were shown a certain effect and were highly satisfied.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

入院を要するような重度の神経性やせ症患者の場合、ピアサポーターと協働したグループセラピーに参加しようと思える者が少なく、参加したとしても早期にドロップアウトしてしまう者が多い。一方で、入院を要さないレベルで生活ができている者では、このようなグループセラピーに高い動機付けで参加する人が一定数おり、このような人達にとってはピアサポーターと協働したグループセラピーが回復に役立つ可能性がある。