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The theme of death in the French and German literature on eating disorders
Author(s) -
Jackson Craig,
Touyz Stephen,
Lennerts Wolfgang
Publication year - 1995
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(199504)17:3<229::aid-eat2260170303>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - german , eating disorders , anorexia nervosa , theme (computing) , german literature , psychoanalysis , psychology , psychotherapist , history , psychiatry , computer science , operating system , archaeology
It is not widely appreciated in the English‐speaking world that a number of articles written in French and German do address the role played by death preoccupations and concerns in the development and maintenance of eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa. In previous published articles these important “hidden” threads have been highlighted in examining in some detail, the writings of the German authors Binswanger, Von Weizsäcker, and Thomä. In this article, the writings of other German authors are also briefly reviewed as well as the French authors Bensoussan, Fouraste, Raimbault, and Thouzery‐Loras. Implications and issues are posed for both the researchers and clinicians alike contributing to the literature in English on eating disorders, who do not necessarily embrace these themes in therapy and who may not reflect their significance to theory in the literature itself. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.