title: Nutrition and psychotherapy: collaborative treatment of patients with eating disorders.
abstract: The nutritionist has a variety of roles in the treatment of patients with eating disorders. The authors describe the psychotherapeutic issues raised in the course of this work. They also discuss how to integrate the nutritionist most effectively into a multidisciplinary team, and in particular how to build a collaborative relationship with the psychotherapist in creating and implementing a cohesive treatment plan.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Saloff-Coste
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hamburg
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Herzog
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003376:Counseling; D003379:Countertransference; D004045:Dietary Services; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011572:Psychoanalysis; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D014167:Transference, Psychology; D000078329:Workforce