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ArticleBJPsych open2025

'It takes a village': patient lived experiences of residential treatment for an eating disorder.

Rebekah Rankin, Janet Conti, Lucie Ramjan, Phillipa Hay

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Article in BJPsych open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Rebekah RankinTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5319-780X
Janet ContiTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5064-8003
Lucie RamjanTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-3005
Phillipa HayTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-6856

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Abstract

backgroundResidential treatment facilities for eating disorders are becoming increasingly common and purport to provide recovery-orientated care in a less restrictive environment than traditional hospital settings. However, minimal attention has focused on individuals' lived experiences of these residential services.

aimsThis study explores participants' lived experiences of care at Australia's first residential facility for the treatment of eating disorders.

methodQualitative data were collected as part of a clinical evaluation (June 2021 to August 2023). Fifteen women participated in semi-structured interviews about their experience of treatment following discharge. Data were analysed with inductive reflexive thematic analysis.

resultsThree main themes were generated from the data that included participants' journeys to treatment, experiences of treatment and the transitions associated with and following discharge. Cutting across these main themes were participants' encounters of barriers, setbacks and hope. Participant experiences of residential treatment were complex and multifaceted, marked by inherent ideological dilemmas that arose in balancing standardised treatment protocols with person-centred and recovery-oriented care. Participants also spoke of reclaiming a sense of self and identity beyond their eating disorder, emphasising the importance of relationships and consistent and collaborative care.

conclusionsParticipant accounts of residential treatment emphasised the importance of holistic, person-centred and recovery-oriented care. Despite the complexities of treatment experiences, participant narratives underscored how recovery may be more about the reclamation of a sense of identity outside of the eating disorder than merely symptom improvement. As such, adopting person-centred and recovery-oriented treatment approaches within residential treatment settings may maximise individual autonomy and promote holistic recovery pathways.

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Anorexia nervosafeeding or eating disorderslived experiencequalitative researchresidential treatment

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PMID39898487
PMCPMC11822953

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