Intensive psychotherapy of former anorexic individuals.
The intensive psychotherapy of six recovered anorexic females revealed consistent information regarding premorbid parental and familial interaction as well as particular difficulties surrounding the onset of the anorexic illness. Persistent personality problems, difficulties in relationships, and characteristic transference reactions in these adult individuals are described.
D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014167:Transference, Psychology