Föreliggande studie undersökte hur kvinnor med ätstörningar upplevde den vård och behandling som gavs för deras ätstörningar. På en klinik i Mellansverige deltog 45 kvinnor. Alla deltagare var över 18 år gamla. Kvinnorna fick besvara en enkät med öppna och slutna frågor rörande välmående, behandlingens innehåll och påverkan, samt interaktionen mellan vårdtagare och personal. Vidare undersöktes vad som skulle kunnat förbättra den behandling som erbjöds, samt om det förekom ett samband mellan antal månader kvinnorna fått behandling på kliniken och upplevelsen av välmående. Resultatet av studien visade att majoriteten av kvinnorna var nöjda med den vård och behandling som gavs. Förtroendet för personalen var stort, och upplevelsen att någon lyssnar och förstår var viktig. Det fanns inget signifikant samband mellan antalet månader vårdtagarna fått behandling och deras uppskattade välmående. Däremot framkom signifikanta skillnader i välmående före behandlingens start och efter att behandling hade påbörjats, oberoende av antal månader behandlingen hade pågått.

The following thesis outlines a study assessing the levels of perfectionism, self-injurious behaviour, and functions of anorexia nervosa (AN) through use of a cross-sectional online survey, among English speaking participants 15 years or older, self-reporting a current, previous, or suspected diagnosis of AN. Three distinct clusters were found using self-report measures from individuals with a current or suspected diagnosis, with each cluster corresponding to a unique theoretical understanding of AN. The three clusters can be distinguished by high asceticism, appearance, and avoidance of fertility/sexuality functions for AN respectively. Two distinct clusters were found for participants with a previous diagnosis of AN. These clusters can be differentiated by lingering sentiments held for the condition, as the first cluster viewed AN negatively, and the second cluster continued to see some benefits of the condition. Possible implications for understanding etiology, mechanisms, and treatment of AN are discussed. / Canadian Institute of Health Research

<p>Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a dangerous disorder characterized by unrelenting rigidity that continues even in the presence of deadly outcomes. Despite this, our understanding of factors that promote and maintain rigidity is lacking. The current paper proposes a model suggesting that rigid behaviors in AN can be formulated as maladaptive rule-governed behavior that emerges in contexts of uncertainty and loss of control, such as in the presence of affective arousal. An empirical study examining the differences between individuals weight recovered from AN (AN-WR) and healthy controls (CN) on parameters of rule-governed behavior in neutral and stressful contexts is described. Seventy-four adults (AN-WR: 36; CN: 38) were randomized to undergo either a stressful or neutral mood manipulation and then completed a laboratory assessment of rule-governed behavior, along with questionnaires measuring difficulties with uncertainty. While the AN-WR group demonstrated greater flexibility in rule implementation compared to the CN group, they evidenced greater impairment in behavioral extinction. Furthermore, although affective arousal did not significantly impact rule-governed behavior as expected, difficulties tolerating uncertainty were significantly related to rule-governed outcomes exclusively in the AN-WR group. Taken together, findings provide preliminary support for maladaptive rule-governed behavior in AN and suggest that this is related to an intolerance of uncertainty. Findings and treatment implications are discussed in light of study limitations.</p> / Dissertation

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 1999. / Chair: Jay Cantor. Submitted to the Dept. of English and American Literature. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 200-211). Access restricted to members of the Tufts University community. Also available via the World Wide Web;

Thesis (M.A)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-87). Also available on the Internet.

Saarbrücken, Univ., Diplomarb., 2003.

Thesis (M.A)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-87). Also available on the Internet.

<p>En av de viktigaste aspekterna i omvårdnad är betydelsen av mänsklig kontakt i interaktionen mellan patienter och vårdgivare. Anorexia Nervosa är en komplex sjukdom av psykisk och fysisk karaktär och vårdpersonal spelar en viktig roll för dessa patienters tillfrisknad. Målet med denna studie var att nå en djupare förståelse för den mänskliga kontaktens betydelse i omvårdnaden av patienter med Anorexia Nervosa samt att belysa essensen i en vårdande relation. Syftet med studien var att beskriva Anorexia Nervosa patienters erfarenheter av den mänskliga kontaktens betydelse i möten med vårdpersonalen. En kvalitativ ansats valdes och datainsamlingen grundade sig på sex självbiografier, skrivna av sex unga kvinnor som har varit sjuka i Anorexia Nervosa. En kvalitativ textanalys användes för att tolka data. Åtta teman framkom i resultatet: ”att känna förtroende” ”att få hjälp med att gå till botten med problemet”, ”att inte bli förstådd”, ”att inte våga öppna sig”, ”att inte bli sedd”, ” att få bekräftelse”, ”att känna maktlöshet” och slutligen, ”att någon talar till den friska delen”. Dessa teman speglade dessa personers erfarenheter av den mänskliga kontaktens betydelse i möten med hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal. Denna studie kan bidra med att ge en ökad förståelse för den mänskliga kontaktens betydelse i omvårdnaden av patienter som lider av Anorexia Nervosa samt att hjälpa vårdpersonal att tillmötesgå dessa patienters behov.</p>

Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of Psychology, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-45).

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