‘It takes a village’: patient lived experiences of residential treatment for an eating disorder
Participant 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.
Authors
- Rebekah Rankin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5319-780X)
- Phillipa Hay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-6856)
- Janet Conti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5064-8003)
- Lucie M. Ramjan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-3005)
Institutions
- Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals (AU)
- Translational Research Institute (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.849
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.53
Funders
- New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry
- Western Sydney University
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council