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Current and previous eating practices among women recovered from anorexia nervosa: a qualitative approach

Current and previous eating practices among women recovered from anorexia nervosa: a qualitative approach

Authors :
Mariana Dimitrov Ulian
Ramiro Fernandez Unsain
Priscila de Morais Sato
Patrícia da Rocha Pereira
Isis de Carvalho Stelmo
Fernanda Sabatini
Fernanda Baeza Scagliusi
Source :
Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, Vol 62, Iss 4, Pp 275-284 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2013.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze qualitatively how women, who have recovered from anorexia nervosa, perceive and describe their current eating practices, as well as the ones developed during the eating disorder period. METHODS: Seven women were interviewed individually with the objective of investigating their eating practices, transition phases and all relevant aspects that somewhat contributed to the habit-forming; experiences, feelings and perceptions related to mealtime and the influence that food has had over the present subjects' life. The interviews were analyzed by the discourse of the collective subject method. RESULTS: The results brought up the following topics: a) control; b) concerns and feelings; c) deprivation d) beauty dictatorship; e) eating competence; f) importance of food; g) food cacophony. CONCLUSIONS: What stands out is a multiplicity of eating practices, which during the eating disorder were similar to and characterized by restriction; however, after recovery, part of the subjects seem to have developed a higher eating competence, whereas others show a practice similar to the one acquired during the anorexia nervosa, such as the difficulty in realizing when they are satisfied and a feeling of discomfort when facing social interactions.

Details

Language :
English, Portuguese
ISSN :
19820208 and 00472085
Volume :
62
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.028cdf33547c4e9bb9ee255e0545f281
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0047-20852013000400005