Psychosomatic Families: Anorexia Nervosa in Context

by Salvador Minuchin, Bernice L. Rosman, Bernice L Rosman, et al.

Book Overview

Presents case studies and applies the techniques of family therapy to the treatment of self-starvation, anorexia nervosa, as well as other psychosomatic diseases.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674722205
• ISBN13: 9780674722200
• Release Date: June 1978
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Fanily Therapy

Recommended for those in the Helping Professions especially those working with Families as Family Counselors/Therapists from one on the intellectual giants in the field Salvador Minuchin whose genius becomes apparent as a change agent during his Therapy Sessions . Nestor Mantilla

Excellent Study of the Role of Family in Anorexia Nervosa

In "Psychosomatic Families: Anorexia Nervosa in Context," Salvador Minuchin and his co-authors argue that anorexia nervosa is not a neurosis that is limited to an isolated individual. On the contrary, they argue that anorexia belongs to an ailing social structure--specifically, that of the family. Minuchin's analyses of a variety of family therapy sessions both support this claim and reveal a number of communication patterns that are typically found in anorectic families--such as enmeshment, excessive tendencies to nurture or protect, and the failure to acknowledge or address emotional claims. Minuchin offers a unique and compelling analysis of anorexia nervosa that will be of interest to those who are studying or treating the neurosis as well as to those who are struggling with anorexia nervosa in their own lives.