Finding a Voice: Family Therapy for Young People with Anorexia

ISBN-13: 9781782201861 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 342 str.

Greg Dring

Opis

Girls and young women develop anorexia because they are unhappy. In the process of becoming anorexic they silence themselves and distance themselves from parental support. Family therapists should support the parents in helping their daughter to find her voice. Family therapy is likely to help the patient most if her communication with her parents can be improved.

This book presents a review of the research evidence that has guided the development of our understanding of family therapy for young people with anorexia. In addition it presents the current evidence for a family model. A flexible model is proposed to meet different family scenarios and levels of treatment resistance. It argues that the evidence indicates the need for an assertive approach to therapy, drawing on the full range of family therapy skills available, in order to re-instate a healthy relationship between parents and daughter.

The book is intended for family therapists and other clinicians in Child and Mental Health Services who work with young people with anorexia.

Spis treści

The challenge of finding a voice -- The roots of family therapy for young people with anorexia -- The development of Maudsley Model Family Therapy -- Family-Based Treatment -- Anorexia is not an inherited disorder -- How should we understand anorexia? -- Family interaction research -- The emotional life of the family -- Parental authority -- Family attitudes to eating and weight -- Beyond the Maudsley Model -- Treatment in context

O autorze

Dring, Greg