Table 3 The phases of treatment and what impacted recovery
Four phases of AN treatment and what was experienced and or helped in each stage (ranked in order of importance) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Unable or unready to change | Tipping Point of Change | Actively pursuing recovery | Reflection and rehabilitation |
Forced into treatment | Supported (not alone) | Right treatment and great treatment providers | Support |
Felt alone | Right treatment | Support | Right treatment & great treatment providers |
Believed okay/didn’t have AN | Felt understood | Recovery self-directed (responsible for self) | Self-acceptance/personal worth/self love/kindness to self |
Wasn’t ready to change | Involved in having a say in treatment | Set own goals | Encouraged |
Wasn’t ready so rebelled | Recognised illness severity | More than AN (life outside AN)/Hope) | Skills to cope/manage |
Wasn’t understood | Listened to |  |  |
Needed: | Trust | Â | Â |
More information (what to expect from treatment, how to manage AN) | Â | Â | Â |
Treatment focusing on more than weight Support | Â | Â | Â |
Time/space/therapy to recognise there was a problem | Â | Â | Â |