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Record Nr.

UNINA9910513698603321

Autore

Izydorczyk Bernadetta

Titolo

Body image in eating disorders : clinical diagnosis and integrative approach to psychological treatment / / Bernadetta Izydorczyk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2022

[Place of publication not identified] : , : Routledge, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

1-00-325108-0

1-000-52841-3

1-003-25108-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 pages)

Collana

Advances in mental health research series

Disciplina

616.852600835

Soggetti

Eating disorders in adolescence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Body Image in Eating Disorders explores issues relating to the prevention, clinical diagnosis and psychological treatment of distortions of body image in eating disorders. It presents a multifactorial model of indicators for diagnosis and treatment, considering psychological, socio-cultural and family indicators. Based on original empirical research with women and girls suffering from eating disorders, the book draws attention to limitations and dilemmas related to psychological diagnosis and treatment of people with eating disorders; including anorexia readiness syndrome, bulimia and bigorexia. The book proposes an integrative psychodynamic approach to the diagnosis and treatment of body image disorders and presents case studies illustrating examples of application of integration of psychodynamic therapy and psychodrama in psychological treatment of young people suffering from eating disorders. It considers risk-factors including abnormal body image for the development of eating disorders and argues that psychological diagnosis of the body image is an important factor in determining the right direction of psychological treatment for people with eating disorders. Drawing on theoretical



foundations and evidence-based clinical practice, the book will be of great interest to researchers, academics and students in the fields of clinical and applied psychology, mental health and specialists in eating disorders.