It should not surprise us that so many are finding unique value in
the experiential techniques. The fact that eating-disordered
patients adopt physical and often complex metaphoric means of
expressing their emotional pain suggests the difficulty we are
likely to encounter in asking them to articulate the inarticulable.
In moving to spatial, kinesthetic, and symbolic expression, we are,
in a sense, agreeing to speak the patient's language rather than
our own.
Given the very nature of eating disorders, many clinicians are
finding that experiential methods are particularly applicable for
treating patients who suffer from them. Providing a valuable new
tool for practitioners, EXPERIENTIAL THERAPIES FOR EATING DISORDERS
is the first text to focus solely on the application of expressive
therapies and experiential techniques to the treatment of anorexia
nervosa and bulimia.
Each chapter of this innovative work systematically reviews a
single experiential treatment approach. Among these are
* guided imagery
* hypnosis
* structured eating
* family sculpting
* psychodrama and gestalt therapy
* dance/movement therapy
* art therapy
* music therapy
* and metaphor/poetry therapy.
Throughout, important clinical issues that often accompany eating
disorders also are addressed, including such topics as
self-awareness, self-esteem, autonomy, identity, impulse
regulation, affect modulation, body image, and interpersonal
relationships. Countertransferential issues are examined, and areas
needing further exploration such as father's role in the
development of eating disorders, the hypnotizability of eating
disordered patients, and the role of family in thetreatment process
are delineated.
The contributing authors, experienced practitioners from a variety
of disciplines, systematically establish the theoretical framework
of each treatment approach, fully describe specific techniques, and
then consider their practical applications in both inpatient and
outpatient settings--providing numerous case examples for
illustration. They also offer helpful recommendations for
incorporating these techniques into ongoing treatment plans.
EXPERIENTIAL THERAPIES FOR EATING DISORDERS--a valuable clinical
resource for psychologists, psychiatrists, and all mental health
professionals called on to treat patients suffering from anorexia
and bulimia nervosa.
This innovative work illustrates the use of guided imagery,
hypnosis, structured eating, family sculpting, psychodrama and
gestalt therapy, and dance/movement, art, music, and
metaphor/poetry therapy in the treatment of anorexia and bulimia
nervosa. Systematically presented are the theoretical framework of
each treatment approach, specific techniques, and their practical
applications illustrated by numerous case examples. All
professionals who treat clients with eating disorders will find
this volume a most valuable clinical resource.
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