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Purification, Punishment, and Control

Eating Disorders, Self-Harm, and Child Sexual Abuse

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ID4644747
AuthorsLisa Hodges (0000-0003-3627-3062, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, corresponding author), Amy Baker (0000-0002-5550-0331, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
Year2021
Volume31
Issue11
Pages1963-1975
Publication date2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10497323211017490
PMID34092137
OpenAlexW3170791468
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited55

Eating disorders continue to be viewed as curable diseases, forcing people into predetermined narratives of pathology that shape how they are viewed and treated. Situated in a feminist application of Bakhtin's sociological linguistics, we were concerned with how participants understood eating disorders, the nature of their experiences, and the causes of their distress. Following a dialogical method, multiple in-depth interviews were conducted with seven women who experienced an eating disorder and who had been sexually abused previously, and participants' own drawings and poetry were obtained to gain deeper insights into meanings and emotions. We found an eating disorder offered a perception of cleanliness and renewal that was attractive to participants who experienced overwhelming shame. It is critical that researchers use a range of visual and sensory methods to move eating disorder understandings and treatment beyond illness and pathology

Developmental psychology · Distress · Eating disorders · Harm · Narrative · Perception · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sexual abuse · Shame · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Humor Studies and Applications · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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