title: [Family relationships and family therapy of eating disorders].
abstract: A multitude of empirical studies clearly demonstrates that the origin and course of eating disorders is closely linked to family factors. The influence is exerted in a direct way by conveying attitudes towards food, eating, weight, shape and appearance within the family and in a more indirect way by the family relationships. Families of bulimics differ from those of anorexics by a higher degree of conflict, impulsivity, expressiveness and by lower affective resonance and cohesion. Family therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of eating disorders. A sketch of a family therapy describes the conflict oriented approach which includes behavioral elements in oder to stabilize the eating behavior and the weight.
authors.affiliation: Ambulanz für Familientherapie und für Essstörungen, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Universität Göttingen. greich@gwdg.de
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001828:Body Image; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005195:Family Relations; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011606:Psychosexual Development