The Irish health professional and eating disorders : their understanding of the eating disordered patient
Year: 2012
Type: report
Abstract: Eating disorders (ED) are characterised by maladaptive eating behaviours that effect an individual’s\nphysical status and their psychosocial functioning. Therefore, treatment of eating disorders is\ndifficult and it involves the participation of healthcare professionals from various disciplines.\nThe principal objective of this qualitative study was to investigate the understanding of the Irish\nhealthcare professional towards the individual with ED. Nine healthcare professionals’ experiences\nwere elicited via semi-structured interviews with questions focusing on their experience in treating\nindividuals with eating disorders. The nine healthcare professionals, seven females and two males,\nwere chosen because of their diverse roles; psychiatrist, clinical nurse specialist, nutritionist and\npsychotherapist, and all had a varied amount of experience (4 to 20 years) in the field.\nResults, obtained through NVivo and thematic analysis, showed that the Irish healthcare\nprofessional displayed a good deal of understanding of the ED patient/clients’ experience in\ntreatment, especially relapse, recovery and ED with comorbidity. In addition, attitudes of the\nhealthcare professionals toward the ED disputed the claim of ”the undesirable patient” (Warren,, et\nal., 2009, p.28 ). Author keywords: Eating disorders, healthcare professional
Source: eSource (Dublin Business School)
Author: E. Pentony
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2241408765