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Plateau, Carolyn R., Arcelus, Jon, Leung, Newman and Meyer, Caroline (2017) Female athlete experiences of seeking and receiving treatment for an eating disorder. Eating Disorders, 25 (3). pp. 273-277. doi:10.1080/10640266.2016.1269551
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2016.1269551
Abstract
Clinical eating disorders are common among athletes; however research has yet to explore the process of seeking and receiving treatment for an eating disorder in this population. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 female athletes currently receiving treatment for an eating disorder. A total of three themes emerged: challenges to treatment seeking, feeling out of place, and coping with exercise transitions. Athletes reported low levels of eating disorder literacy and lacked motivation to engage with therapy due to a lack of perceived relevance. Athletes found it challenging to relinquish exercise behaviours in treatment and expressed concerns around managing a return to sport. It may be necessary to provide additional support to athletes when embarking on and leaving treatment programs, particularly with regards to managing expectations about exercise.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Eating disorders, Eating disorders in women, Athletes -- Mental health, Women athletes -- Health and hygiene, Women athletes -- Diseases, Athletes -- Nutrition, Sports medicine | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Eating Disorders | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1064-0266 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 4 January 2017 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 25 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| Number of Pages: | 5 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 273-277 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/10640266.2016.1269551 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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