title: Eating disorders, addictions, and unconscious fantasy.
abstract: Using concepts from object relations theory, the author extends the theories of eating disorders advanced by Freud and Bruch. Ogden's sensation-based autistic-contiguous position, Tustin's related concepts of autistic shapes and objects, and Fairbairn's theory of object relations are related to the addictive nature of eating disorders. A clinical illustration demonstrates how these recent theoretical concepts can help explain the unique qualities of the transference and countertransference that develop when working with eating disorder patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94705, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology*; D005201:Fantasy; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology