%0 Journal Article
%T Que "diferen£¿a faz a diferen£¿a" na recupera£¿£¿o da anorexia nervosa?
%A Ara¨²jo
%A Maria Xavier de
%A Henriques
%A Margarida Isabel Rangel Santos
%J Revista de Psiquiatria Cl¨ªnica
%D 2011
%I Universidade de S?o Paulo
%R 10.1590/S0101-60832011000200006
%X background: the difficulties in the treatment of anorexia nervosa are well known and there is still today a dominant conception of anorexia nervosa as a chronic illness. nevertheless, several studies show not only that recovery is possible but also that there are women who recover spontaneously, even without medical treatment. objective: this study intends to review the existing literature on the factors that contributed to the recovery in anorexia nervosa, whether or not related to treatment. methods and results: from the review of 13 existing studies, on the perspective of former patients about what contributed to the recovery, this article highlights which "differences did make a difference" and analyzes how these differences can actually make the difference. conclusion: the authors conclude that although research had been mainly focused on understanding the most important medical treatment factors, many former patients emphasize the usefulness of extra-treatment factors, namely the importance of relationships in the maintenance and resolution of the problem. the same factors are considered harmful and/or useful by different respondents, which bring us to the complexity of the recovery phenomenon that still requires further research.
%K anorexia nervosa
%K recovery
%K turning-points.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0101-60832011000200006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en