Family lunch session: an introduction to family therapy in anorexia nervosa.
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.
D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations