title: The experience and management of emotions on an inpatient setting for people with anorexia nervosa: a qualitative study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Research has identified how people with anorexia nervosa (AN) have problematic relationships with their own emotions, which can impact recovery. The aim of this study was to understand factors that were important in the care and emotional management of people with eating disorders on an inpatient unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants with AN.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interview transcripts were analysed using a qualitative approach that was based upon interpretative phenomenological analysis, but also incorporated a theoretical component.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From the qualitative analysis, two overarching and related themes were developed: 'difficulty with emotion' and 'predictability and care'. These were underpinned by a number of theoretical important constructs, such as 'staff factors', 'understanding of emotion', 'validity of emotion' and 'looking for ideal care'.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggested that the management strategies employed by some staff could serve to maintain eating disorders symptoms, whilst patient factors were also important as they had negative effect on staff's impact to care for this patient group.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pemberton
authors.forename: John R E
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D036301:Qualitative Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult