Living and leaving a life of coercion: a qualitative interview study of patients with anorexia nervosa and multiple involuntary treatment events.
J Eat Disord
; 11(1): 40, 2023 Mar 13.
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Some patients with anorexia nervosa refuse treatment and receive multiple involuntary treatment events. To learn more about involuntary treatment and potentially inform treatment, we explored experiences and perspectives of patients with multiple involuntary treatment events. We conducted interviews with seven participants and used a qualitative approach, namely reflexive thematic analysis, to construct themes. The data portrayed a process of living and leaving a life of coercion. We highlighted that patients with anorexia nervosa and multiple involuntary treatment events experience a life of coercionboth internally from the illness itself and from involuntary treatment experiences. Involuntary treatment can help an internal battle against anorexia nervosa and perspectives of patients about involuntary treatment can change over time. Nevertheless, involuntary treatment can have a negative impact on patients, such as feelings of being hunted or assaulted. Wider awareness of potential negative effects of involuntary treatment is needed. Clinicians should be conscious of these potential negative effects and reserve IT for potentially life-threatening situations.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Qualitative_research
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En
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J Eat Disord
Año:
2023
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Article
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Dinamarca
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Reino Unido