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3 EATING DISORDERS + LIGHT 3.3.10 ED + Control Anxiety attacks in ED can among others be connected to being alone or with a group in situations including: food intake, sitting still after eating and sleeping. Cortisol levels and anxiety attacks could be related. One AN patient (Interview D, 00:09:08) states that she does not experience ED/AN as a psychiatric disease, but as a drug she cannot quit, but says that others might refer to “it” (the ED) as an inner demon. (Interview F, 00:06:16) The control aspect in ED is concentrated solely to food intake and exercise. All ED patients are voluntarily hospitalised, signing a contract that all aspects of control are stripped away while they undergo treatment. (Interview C1, 00:01:25) (Interview F, 00:35:30) In private spaces, they can find calm and refuge. Dimming possibilities or controllable light sources as Philips hue are suggested in private rooms, to give back some kind of control over the atmosphere in private rooms. 3.3.11 ED + Body Check Hall ways can be used for body checking and comparing “soft spots”. This is especially problematic when new girls are admitted and they look more sharp and bony. (Interview E, 00:20:21) Big heavy curtains that can be “drawn” at night, is suggested, to create a cosy atmosphere instead of institutional blinds. (Interview D, 00:20:05, 00:21:47) (Interview E, 00:18:49- 00:20:05) similar problem in Glostrup. (Interview H, 00:25:20, 00:27:20) One of the experts suggest that the transparency is not only bad, as it can be used as part of the healing process. Linking body check to conversations about the body. 3.3.12 ED + Natural light Patients find sunlight and the heat from direct sunlight to be bad, they have an instinctive desire to take down the blinds during summer and in general they avoid sitting in the sun. This behaviour is connected to calorie intake, as the body burn more calories when freezing. (Interview H, 00:14:30) ED patients like being outside and outdoor activity and one expert expe- rienced that the arrival of spring created a positive mood in some patients. (Interview F, 00:16:16) ED patients have issues with bone strength, especially AN-patients have weak bones due to calcium and BMD (bone mineral density) which can be optimised by Vitamin D3 intake, from food and sunlight. (Interview D, 00:15:08) (Interview F, 00:26:50) Low levels of Vitamin D can also cause de- pression. ED patients could potentially benefit from the non-visual portion of the light spectrum, as wavelengths below 400nm (ultra violet) can start Vitamin D production and wavelengths above 700nm (infra-red) provides warmth to the body. (Parry and Maurer, 2003; Webb, 2006) Sauna and in- fra-red saunas can help on maintaining thermal comfort during winter. (In- terview D, 00:14:44) Master thesis · MSc Lighting Design · Pernille Bech-Larsen · Fall 2017 50PDF Image | Healing with light
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