General psychiatric inpatient care for persons with anorexia nervosa

Persons with AN express a desire to be recognized for who they are beyond their illness, while staff often report challenges in engaging with these patients. In general psychiatric inpatient care (GPIC) persons with diverse diagnoses are typically accommodated in the same facility. Consequently, there is a mixture of persons with varying needs and a mixture of professions with varying expertise.

Given that most research on AN has focused on specialized eating disorder wards, there is a pressing need to explore the content and significance of care for persons with AN within the GPIC context. This project aims to address this gap by examining how general psychiatric inpatient care impacts the treatment and outcome in care of persons with AN.

This project is conducted at the Department of Nursing at Umeå University in collaboration with Umeå Center for Gender Studies (UCGS).

Publications:

• Sandsten, A., Lindgren, B.M., Strömbäck, M., Looi G.M.E., & Gabrielsson, S. (2023). General psychiatric inpatient care for persons with anorexia nervosa – an integrative literature review protocol. BMJ Open, 13(9), e076437. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076437

Participating researchers from LTU:

• Sebastian Gabrielsson
• Git-Marie Ejneborn Looi Öppnas i nytt fönster.

External team members:

• Britt-Marie Lindgren, Umeå University (PI)
• Anna Sandsten, Umeå University
• Maria Strömbäck, Umeå University
• Hanna Larsson, Föreningen Psynlighet