Abstract
The major contributions of self psychology to the treatment of anorexia and bulimia include: (a) the unique therapeutic stance of the therapist as a selfobject who tries to empathize with the patient from an experience-near position; (b) the conceptualization of food as fulfilling selfobject needs; and (c) the respect that the theory attributes to the significance of the symptoms for the patient.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 147-165 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | American Journal of Psychotherapy |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |