Anorexia nervosa through the lens of a severe and enduring experience: 'lost in a big world'.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN), is a serious and persistent illness, despite 'state of the art' treatment. Criteria have been theoretically proposed, but not tested, and may not adequately capture illness complexity, which potentially inhibits treatment refinements. The clinical reality of death as an outcome for some people who experience SE-AN (1 in 20) and broadening access to voluntary assisted dying, further complicates the field, which is undeveloped regarding more fundamental concepts such as nosology, treatment, recovery definitions and alternative conceptualisations of SE-AN. The present paper is in response to this and aims to build upon qualitative literature to enhance phenomenological understandings of fatal SE-AN.

Method

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SUBMITTER: Kiely L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804804 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature