In our dominant discourses, anorexia and bulimia are identified with those persons suffering from their effects. Thus a person is anorexic or bulimic. By contrast, narrative therapists conceive of anorexia and bulimia as separate from the person. Consequently the problem, and the person's relationship with it, rather than the person themselves, can be recognised as “the problem”. Anorexia and bulimia may then be regarded as having “voices” of their own, which act as discursive parasites that draw a deal of their sustenance from the dominant discourses in society that are subscribed to by those they attack. Once the problem is divorced from the person, then those attacked by these parasites can, through therapeutic conversations, be helped to find alternative discourse resources that assist them in gaining power to resist these parasitic voices. (Narrative Therapy, Anorexia, Bulimia, Counter-Narratives, Discourse Resources)
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2018. Are recovery stories helpful for women with eating disorders? A pilot study and commentary on future research. Journal of Eating Disorders 6:1
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2022. Paper 1: a systematic synthesis of narrative therapy treatment components for the treatment of eating disorders. Journal of Eating Disorders 10:1
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2010. Først tog Anoreksien magten, så tog hospitalet den – Gennem narrativ terapi kan behandlere og familie sammen skabe en alliance og tage magten tilbage til familien. Fokus på familien 37:4 ► pp. 286 ff.
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