The dark side of occupation in an eating disorder intensive day service

As occupational therapists working in practice, we aim to give some insight into how we introduced the concept of the dark side of occupation into our work in an eating disorder service. We begin by describing how we as individuals discovered the concept of “the dark side of occupation”. We then share our experience of explicitly introducing the concept to our service users, before discussing some of the practical ways in which it shaped our practice with them.