Family lunch session: An introduction to family therapy in anorexia nervosa.
- 1 October 1975
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 45 (5) , 846-853
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.1975.tb01212.x
Abstract
Family lunch sessions have proved a useful diagnostic and therapeutic technique in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. This paper describes the goals of these sessions and the strategies employed in the restructuring of family relationships. Data are presented illustrating changes in eating behavior of eight identified patients.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Mental Health (21336)
- National Institutes of Health (RR 240)
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