The Etiology And Treatment Of Bulimia Nervosa

Download or read book The Etiology and Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa written by Craig Johnson and published by Jason Aronson Incorporated. This book was released on 1995 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers a comprehensive, theoretically integrated model for understanding the aetiology of bulimia and for implementing treatment stategies. Drawing on an exhaustive analysis of the research, it describes the ways in which, for example, a family history of affective disorders, disturbances in the mother-child relationship, and a cultural preoccupation with thinness may interact to predispose a young woman to bulimia. In keeping with the aetiological view, this volume presents a multidimensional treatment approach, based on a unusual blend of psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural principles.