Psychoanalytic psychotherapy with a client with Bulimia Nervosa

TY - JOUR

T1 - Psychoanalytic psychotherapy with a client with Bulimia Nervosa

AU - Lunn, Susanne

AU - Daniel, Sarah Ingrid Franksdatter

AU - Poulsen, Stig Bernt

PY - 2016/6/1

Y1 - 2016/6/1

N2 - This case study presents the progress of one patient with bulimia nervosa who was originally very compromised in psychological domains that are the focus of analytic treatment, and includes in-session therapeutic process and a range of outcomes, for example, eating disorder symptoms, attachment status, and reflective functioning. Nested in a study showing more rapid behavioral improvement in subjects receiving cognitive behavior therapy than in subjects receiving psychoanalytic psychotherapy, the case highlights the importance of supplementing RCTs with single case studies and the need of adapting the therapeutic approach as well as the current therapeutic dialogue to the individual client.

AB - This case study presents the progress of one patient with bulimia nervosa who was originally very compromised in psychological domains that are the focus of analytic treatment, and includes in-session therapeutic process and a range of outcomes, for example, eating disorder symptoms, attachment status, and reflective functioning. Nested in a study showing more rapid behavioral improvement in subjects receiving cognitive behavior therapy than in subjects receiving psychoanalytic psychotherapy, the case highlights the importance of supplementing RCTs with single case studies and the need of adapting the therapeutic approach as well as the current therapeutic dialogue to the individual client.

U2 - 10.1037/pst0000052

DO - 10.1037/pst0000052

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 27267505

SN - 0033-3204

VL - 53

SP - 206

EP - 215

JO - Psychotherapy

JF - Psychotherapy

IS - 2

ER -