ArticleEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association
All better? How former anorexia nervosa patients define recovery and engaged in treatment.
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- More than an outcome: a person-centered, ecological framework for eating disorder recovery.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
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- Adapting a mobile app to support patients with anorexia nervosa following post-acute care: perspectives from eating disorder treatment center stakeholders.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Article
- Lived experience perspectives on a definition of eating disorder recovery in a sample of predominantly white women: a mixed method study.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
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- Cognitive remediation therapy for anorexia nervosa as a rolling group intervention: Data from a longitudinal study in an eating disorders specialized inpatient unit.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2021Article
- Motivation to Change in the Course of a Pilot Study of a Step-Down Treatment Approach of Inpatient and Anorexia Nervosa-Specific Home Treatment and Its Effects on Treatment Outcome.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- "Finding my own identity": a qualitative metasynthesis of adult anorexia nervosa treatment experiences.BMC psychology · 2020Article
- Treating Eating: A Dynamical Systems Model of Eating Disorders.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- "It also taught me a lot about myself": A qualitative exploration of how men understand eating disorder recovery.Journal of eating disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore how individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) engage in treatment and define recovery. A mixed methods design was used to triangulate the experience of 20 women with a history of AN. Interview data were analysed thematically to explore frequency of emergent themes and current eating disorder psychopathology was assessed using standardized self-report measures. Participants' mean age was 29.35 (SD = 12.11). Participants' scores were indicative of persistent psychopathology. Those with more involvement in treatment choice had better motivation to change and normalized eating. Participants' definition of recovery mapped on well to current research conceptualizations, though a substantial proportion of the group expressed some ambivalence around the concept. Results are interpreted in the context of self-determination theory of motivation and suggest that patients should be involved collaboratively in the formulation of shared goals and concepts of recovery in treatment settings.
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