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The aim is to present a new model for understanding and treating eating disorders through the lens of trauma and cultural context.

April 13, 2026Open Access

Introducing the Diathesis-Compassion Layered Care Model (DCLCM): an IPA study of dissociation and complex trauma in eating disorders in Iran

Key Points

The aim is to present a new model for understanding and treating eating disorders through the lens of trauma and cultural context.
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach
Exploration of dissociation and trauma in eating disorders
Culturally sensitive framework development
Integration of self-compassion processes
DCLCM provides a structured approach for therapists
Highlights the role of sociocultural context in treatment
Emphasizes the importance of self-compassion in recovery

Abstract

Therapists frequently interpreted ED presentations involving dissociative features through trauma-informed and diatheses-stress lens. DCLCM offers a culturally embedded conceptual framework that integrates symptom recognition, trauma and vulnerability pathways, sociocultural context, therapeutic sequencing, and self-compassion processes. The model is intended to organize clinical reasoning in culturally sensitive settings and requires empirical evaluation in future research.

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