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Struggling with recovery: participant perspectives on battling an eating disorder
Michelle D'Abundo1, Pamela Chally
1Department of Health, Physical Education and Human Performance, Salisbury University, Maryland, USA.
Abstract:
Recovery from an eating disorder encompasses a complex matrix of mental, physical, and social factors. Although methodological differences affect rates of reported recovery (from 24 to 76%), many women are not experiencing full recoveries from eating disorders. This trend is apparent in persons who discontinue severely destructive behaviors but continue to exhibit psychiatric problems and impairment in social and occupational roles. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to provide an explanatory schema about recovery. Data collection included 17 interviews, a focus group, and participant observation. Findings included repeating wavelike patterns of disease and recovery that seldom returned to a state of normal eating but, instead, remained at a level of atypical eating.
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