Psychological Process from Onset to Remission as Seen from the Narrative of Anorexia Nervosa Patients : Qualitative Research

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  • Mimura Chiharu
    Graduate School of Integrated Human and Social Welfare Studies, Shukutoku University

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  • 神経性やせ症の患者本人が語る発症から寛解までの心理的プロセス
  • 神経性やせ症の患者本人が語る発症から寛解までの心理的プロセス : 質的分析による検討
  • シンケイセイヤセ ショウ ノ カンジャ ホンニン ガ カタル ハッショウ カラ カンカイ マデ ノ シンリテキ プロセス : シツテキ ブンセキ ニ ヨル ケントウ
  • ―質的分析による検討―

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<p>Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychological process from onset to remission by focusing on the narrative story of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN).</p><p>Methods : To this end, four patients with AN who were in remission were interviewed. The analysis was conducted using the grounded theory approach, which is a qualitative research method. Subsequently, a theoretical model diagram was constructed based on the psychological process from the onset, aggravation, and remission of AN. </p><p>Results and Conclusion : The analysis had the following results : The psychological background of patients’ inability to eat was intricately intertwined with problems of self-concept and relationship with others. Moreover, patients had a psychological conflict between “fear of eating” and “a sense of danger to the body”. The timing of the small meal which the patient consented to in the subjective story may be a starting point of treatment for achieving remission. Thus, psychological support in a form that concurs with the subjective story of the patient is important.</p>

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