Structure plus trust equals freedom and peace: A personal journey of recovery from eating disorders

Catherine Wilson Gillespie

doi:10.32920/cd.v1i3.591

Eating disorders, risk and management: a personal journey and a South African and African perspective

Global Psychiatry ◽

10.2478/gp-2019-0017 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 121-134

Author(s):

Christopher Paul Szabo

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

South African ◽

Adolescent And Young Adult ◽

Personal Journey ◽

South Africans ◽

Adult Females ◽

African Context ◽

African Perspective ◽

Psychiatric Conditions ◽

Eating Disorders Risk

AbstractEating disorders are amongst the most, disabling and lethal of psychiatric conditions. These conditions affect predominantly adolescent and young adult females, but not exclusively so. Whilst stereotypically diagnosed in western, urban societies their emergence in a range of population groups beyond the aforementioned has challenged the stereotype – no more so than in South Africa where eating disorders had not been diagnosed in black, female South Africans until the 1990s. Creating awareness of the changing demographic profile and thus risk was critical in ensuring appropriate diagnosis and management. Whilst this was a key feature of my personal journey there were numerous other aspects of risk explored for the development of eating disorders, as well as management, which will be highlighted and discussed in the paper. This has been especially relevant within the South African context.

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Experience With Grant Writing: Where Do I Even Begin?

Perspectives on School-Based Issues ◽

10.1044/sbi11.1.21 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 21-24

Author(s):

Nicole M. Mancini

Keyword(s):

Lessons Learned ◽

Economic Situation ◽

Grant Writing ◽

Personal Journey ◽

Know How ◽

Daunting Task

Abstract At first, grant writing may look like a daunting task. You may ask yourself, “Is it really worth the time and effort?” With today's economic situation, teachers and therapists need ways to supplement their programs and grants provide such an opportunity. However, many of us do not know how to get started. After a few experiences and many lessons learned, I have come to enjoy researching and writing grants to supplement my students' learning. It is well worth the time and effort. This article provides information about a personal journey, lessons learned, and resources to get you started.

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Doctors' Eating Disorders

Skin & Allergy News ◽

10.1016/s0037-6337(13)70003-2 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders

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Eating Disorders, Diabetes Often Comorbid

Internal Medicine News ◽

10.1016/s1097-8690(05)71269-5 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 38 (15) ◽

pp. 40

Author(s):

KATE JOHNSON

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders

10.1017/cbo9781139644204 ◽

2001 ◽

Cited By ~ 97

Author(s):

Glenn Waller ◽

Helen Cordery ◽

Emma Corstorphine ◽

Hendrik Hinrichsen ◽

Rachel Lawson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Cognitive Behavioral

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Internal Structure of the Spanish Adaptation of the Eating Disorder Inventory-3

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000087 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 25-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Paula Elosua ◽

Alicia López-Jáuregui

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Internal Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Temporal Stability ◽

Second Order ◽

Order Structure ◽

Eating Disorder Inventory ◽

High Internal Consistency

In this study the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 was adapted to Spanish and analyzed the internal psychometric properties of the test in a clinical sample of females with eating disorders. The results showed a high internal consistency of the scores as well as high temporal stability. The factor structure of the scale composites was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The results supported the existence of a second-order structure beyond the psychological composites. The second-order factor showed high correlation with the factor related to eating disorders. Overall, the Spanish version of the EDI-3 showed good psychometric qualities in terms of internal consistency, temporal stability and internal structure.

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Improving Body Satisfaction

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000206 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 62-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Carolien Martijn ◽

Jessica M. Alleva ◽

Anita Jansen

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

Automatic System ◽

Body Satisfaction ◽

Western Society ◽

Related Information ◽

Current Article ◽

Women And Girls

Feelings of body dissatisfaction are common in Western society, especially in women and girls. More than innocent discontent, body dissatisfaction can have serious consequences such as depression and eating disorders. The current article discusses the nature of body dissatisfaction, how it develops and how it is currently being treated. We also discuss novel strategies to increase body satisfaction that work on the automatic system (e.g., by retraining attentional and conditioning processes), since recent research suggests that appearance-related information is processed automatically. We suggest that extant methods should be combined with these novel strategies, in order to optimally improve body dissatisfaction and to prevent its detrimental consequences.

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