The Individual Within a Condition: A Qualitative Study of Young People's Reflections on Being Treated for Anorexia Nervosa

Abstract

Participants were clear about needing to be motivated to change. Practitioners can help by challenging patients in a nonconfrontational manner, treating them as individuals rather than cases of anorexia, and considering their psychosocial and physical functioning. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc, 2008; 13(6), 368.-375. DOI: 10.1177/1078390307309215.