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[Therapeutic touch and anorexia nervosa].

Nadine Satori1

  • 1Unité des Troubles du Comportement Alimentaire, clinique des maladies mentales et de l'encéphale, centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne, 1, rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France.

Soins. Psychiatrie
|September 13, 2016
PubMed
Summary

Therapeutic touch, a nursing intervention, aids eating disorder treatment by focusing on body perceptions. This approach fosters trust, relaxation, and improves the patient-therapist relationship.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Complementary Therapies

Background:

  • Eating disorders present complex challenges requiring multifaceted treatment approaches.
  • Therapeutic touch (TT) has emerged as a complementary intervention in clinical practice.
  • The integration of TT in eating disorder management remains an area for further exploration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the application and potential benefits of therapeutic touch in treating eating disorders.
  • To explore how TT, delivered by trained nurse clinicians, addresses core symptoms of eating disorders.

Main Methods:

  • The intervention is delivered by nurse clinicians with specialized training in therapeutic touch.
  • The practice is grounded in nursing diagnoses that identify key eating disorder symptoms.
Keywords:
alliance thérapeutiqueanorexia nervosaanorexie mentaleboulimiebulimia nervosadistorted body imageestime de soiperturbation de l’image corporelleself-esteemtherapeutic alliancetherapeutic touchtoucher thérapeutique

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  • Support focuses on the patient's body and sensory perceptions.

    • Main Results:

    • Therapeutic touch facilitates a trusting relationship and promotes patient "letting-go."
    • The intervention aids in achieving physical, psychological, and emotional relaxation.
    • TT has shown potential to enhance the therapeutic alliance between patient and clinician.

    Conclusions:

    • Therapeutic touch offers an innovative, patient-centered approach to eating disorder care.
    • This nursing-based intervention supports patient resource mobilization and overall well-being.
    • Further research is warranted to fully elucidate the efficacy of TT in eating disorder recovery.