More than an outcome: a person-centered, ecological framework for eating disorder recovery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating disorder recovery is a complex phenomenon. While historical understandings focused on weight and behaviours, the importance of psychological factors is now widely recognized. It is also generally accepted that recovery is a non-linear process and is impacted by external factors. Recent research suggests a significant impact of systems of oppression, though these have not yet been named in models of recovery. BODY: In this paper, we propose a research-informed, person-centered, and ecological framework of recovery. We suggest that there are two foundational tenets of recovery which apply broadly across experiences: recovery is non-linear and ongoing and there is no one way to do recovery. In the context of these tenets, our framework considers individual changes in

SUBMITTER: Kenny TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10032254 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature