Patients’ Experience of Attending a Binge Eating Group Program – Qualitative Evaluation of a Pilot Study

Rørtveit, Kristine; Furnes, Bodil; Dysvik, Elin; Ueland, Venke

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“…The programme has an eclectic approach as we selected doctrines from various models: therapeutic writing, CBT and AC. We included therapeutic writing as a means to integrate affects in CBT offered to patients with BED [1]. Therapeutic writing has been provided in other clinical settings such as groups working with personal grief [12][13][14] or long-term pain [15].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the present study, a 10-week pre-designed group programme was offered to outpatients in a community mental health centre on the west coast of Norway [1]. The programme consisted of weekly meetings with elements from CBT [2], AC [21] and therapeutic writing [15].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The second author (V.U.) was familiar with the programme as a researcher who had been involved in previous sub-studies [1,31,32] related to the main study. However, she had never met the participants nor had she been involved in the clinic.…”

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“…One formulation led to something else, just like a good conversation (6). In retrospect, it was difficult to see how you ended up in a place you did not think you would end up in (1).…”

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“…I'm losing heart (2). It requires quite a lot from the log keeper, because it is pointless if you start cheating when noting the food you eat and you are only fooling yourself… The note book looks you straight in the eye and you can see patterns (1). Documentation of feelings in addition to food felt meaningful and helped them to become aware of the function of food.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Therapeutic writing in a programme for binge eating disorder—A tool to come closer to clarifying feelings

Oftedal

Ueland

Rørtveit

2022

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Introduction: Therapeutic writing involving affect consciousness (AC) can be used to put difficult topics into words. In this study, we investigated how patients with binge eating disorder (BED) experienced therapeutic writing and AC in the context of cognitive behavioural therapy. The elements were included in an existing cognitive behavioural therapy group programme and the participants' experiences investigated qualitatively. Aim: To investigate therapeutic writing as experienced by patients in the context of a BED group programme focusing on AC. Method: A phenomenological, hermeneutic design with semi-structured interviews was employed. Eight participants were recruited after completing the BED programme at a Community Mental Health Centre on the West Coast of Norway. Findings: Four sub-themes emerged: Struggling to achieve a flow in the writing process, Deeper understanding of eating patterns through writing, Moving specific feelings towards the surface by writing and Greater insight into oneself as a human being by shared writing. Based on the sub-themes, one main theme was developed: Therapeutic writing in a binge eating disorder programme means focusing on oneself as a human being by becoming closer to one's feelings. Conclusion: Therapeutic writing offered in treatment for BED involves individual movements at different levels, including processes of awareness of feelings, cognitions and oneself as a human being.

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Section: The Authors' Pre-understandingmentioning

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“…One formulation led to something else, just like a good conversation (6). In retrospect, it was difficult to see how you ended up in a place you did not think you would end up in (1).…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Ueland

Rørtveit

2022

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Experiences of living with binge eating disorder and facilitators of recovery processes: a qualitative study

Bremer,

Garnweidner-Holme,

Nesse

et al. 2023

J Eat Disord

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Background Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most prevalent eating disorder worldwide. BED is often associated with low quality of life and mental health problems. Given the complexity of the disorder, recovery may be challenging. Since BED was only recently specified as a diagnostic category by the World Health Organization (2021), little is known about how patients experience living with BED in everyday life. This study aimed to explore how patients experience living with BED and to investigate factors perceived as facilitating recovery. Method Individual interviews were conducted with six patients in a rehabilitation programme for recovery from BED. Interviews were conducted digitally and verbally transcribed between December 2020 and January 2021. The analysis was based on Malterud’s systematic text condensation. Results Being diagnosed with BED could be experienced as a relief. The participants perceived living with BED as a challenging addiction. They struggled with a low self-image and experienced a lack of understanding from others, resulting in shame. Self-compassion and social support from friends and family and through participation in a rehabilitation programme were important facilitators of recovery. Conclusion Participants perceived living with BED as a challenging addiction. They struggled with low self-esteem and experienced a lack of understanding from others, resulting in shame. Being diagnosed with BED was perceived as a relief. They appreciated that issues related to mental health were addressed during rehabilitation to better understand the complexity of BED. Knowledge about BED, as well as the difficulties of living with BED among family members and friends might help patients with BED feel less ashamed of their disorder and could thus contribute to increased self-compassion.

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“I feel so small and big at the same time”—exploring body experience and binge eating disorder following inpatient treatment: a qualitative study

Olsen,

Vangen,

Stänicke

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundLimited research into binge eating disorder (BED), a low treatment rate, and a lack of treatment rights, reflects a marginalized disorder in society and a treatment context.AimThe aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the psychopathology of BED, by exploring the patients’ meanings related to the disorder and the role of the body in the treatment of BED.MethodQualitative methodology using a reflexive thematic analysis. The data material is based on semi-structured in-depth interviews with six cis-gendered women who had previously completed an inpatient treatment program for BED at a department for EDs and met the criteria for 307.51 Binge Eating Disorder in DSM-5.ResultsThe qualitative analysis rendered two meta-themes comprising six themes and 12 subthemes. The initial meta-theme was “Relational challenges and feelings could not be talked about at home.” The secondary meta-theme was “Body contempt disturbs the experience of self and others” and the third was “Their body has not been a theme in previous treatment.” This categorization depicts a narrative of the disorder in terms of development, current condition, and experiences with prior treatment.DiscussionThe findings indicate that shame and disgust are central to playing pivotal roles in the embodiment of BED, highlighting the significance of addressing one’s relationship with their body for achieving recovery and preventing an experienced repetition of the perceived rejection as a child.

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Patients’ Experience of Attending a Binge Eating Group Program – Qualitative Evaluation of a Pilot Study

Cited by 3 publications

References 48 publications

Therapeutic writing in a programme for binge eating disorder—A tool to come closer to clarifying feelings

Therapeutic writing in a programme for binge eating disorder—A tool to come closer to clarifying feelings

Experiences of living with binge eating disorder and facilitators of recovery processes: a qualitative study

“I feel so small and big at the same time”—exploring body experience and binge eating disorder following inpatient treatment: a qualitative study

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