Psychologically informed care of patients with anorexia nervosa on an acute medical ward
Psychologically informed care of patients with anorexia nervosa on an acute medical ward
Anorexia nervosa is a challenging and highly distressing illness associated with significant and often debilitating symptoms that affect the person’s physical and mental well-being, as well as their wider social networks. Although some patients can make important steps in their recovery in the community, many will become significantly unwell and require medical stabilisation and refeeding in an acute medical ward as a result of significant weight loss. This article describes some of the challenges experienced by adult nurses when caring for patients with anorexia nervosa on acute medical wards and explores how the patient’s distress may manifest and complicate the recovery process. The article also discusses the principles of psychologically informed care and therapeutic interactions that nurses can use to promote recovery and ensure optimal practice.
anorexia, eating disorders, mental health, mental health therapies, patient experience, patients, psychological interventions, stigma
38-43
Purvis, Francesca
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Snowden, Jasmine
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3 January 2024
Purvis, Francesca
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Snowden, Jasmine
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Purvis, Francesca and Snowden, Jasmine
(2024)
Psychologically informed care of patients with anorexia nervosa on an acute medical ward.
Nursing Standard, 39 (1), .
(doi:10.7748/ns.2023.e12199).
Abstract
Anorexia nervosa is a challenging and highly distressing illness associated with significant and often debilitating symptoms that affect the person’s physical and mental well-being, as well as their wider social networks. Although some patients can make important steps in their recovery in the community, many will become significantly unwell and require medical stabilisation and refeeding in an acute medical ward as a result of significant weight loss. This article describes some of the challenges experienced by adult nurses when caring for patients with anorexia nervosa on acute medical wards and explores how the patient’s distress may manifest and complicate the recovery process. The article also discusses the principles of psychologically informed care and therapeutic interactions that nurses can use to promote recovery and ensure optimal practice.
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anorexia, eating disorders, mental health, mental health therapies, patient experience, patients, psychological interventions, stigma
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