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Female therapists in the management of anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Frankenburg Frances R.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198422)3:4<25::aid-eat2260030404>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychopathology , psychology , perspective (graphical) , psychotherapist , identity (music) , eating disorders , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science , acoustics
Central to the psychopathology of the female with anorexia nervosa is her distorted gender identity. Difficulties faced by all therapists in their work with anorexic patients are briefly reviewed, and then the discussion focuses on those difficulties from the female therapist's perspective.