Bulimia and family therapy: A case study

Toward an understanding of risk factors for bulimia.

“…With a few exceptions (e.g., Boskind-White & White, 1983; Schwartz, 1982; Schwartz, Barrett, & Saba, 1985; Yager, 1982), the bulimia literature has largely ignored the potential role of family characteristics that might predispose some women to bulimia. Prospective studies are completely missing, and there is no comprehensive theoretical framework that would allow delineation of the relevant variables to be included in a prospective investigation of families.…”

Toward an understanding of risk factors for bulimia.

“…With a few exceptions (e.g., Boskind-White & White, 1983; Schwartz, 1982; Schwartz, Barrett, & Saba, 1985; Yager, 1982), the bulimia literature has largely ignored the potential role of family characteristics that might predispose some women to bulimia. Prospective studies are completely missing, and there is no comprehensive theoretical framework that would allow delineation of the relevant variables to be included in a prospective investigation of families.…”

Effectiveness of the intensive group process-retreat model in the treatment of bulimia

“…No studies, to date, have researched treatment outcome using family therapy with bulimics. Instead, studies tend to describe case histories and propose family therapy as a working model for the treatment of bulimia (Schwartz, 1981;Schwartz, Barret, and Saba, 1984). The psychosomatic family model (Minuchin, Rossman and Baker, 1978), though useful as "a clinical guide in the treatment of eating disorders, lacks empirical validation (Kog, Vandereychen, and Vertommen, 1985).…”

Introducing Causality and Power Into Family Therapy Theory: A Correction to the Systemic Paradigm

“…The family therapy of bulimia nervosa has received much less attention (as would be predicted from the fact that the syndrome has been differentiated only recently). Individual case reports have been written up by Madanes (1981), Schwartz (1982) and Wynne (1980), but Schwartz, Barrett and Saba (1985) provide the only extended account of the family therapy of this condition. Gurman, Kniskern and Pinsof (19861, in their most recent review, summarizing the effectiveness of family therapy, suggest that it has been established as an important part of the treatment of anorexia nervosa in adolescents.…”

Toward an understanding of risk factors for bulimia.

“…With a few exceptions (e.g., Boskind-White & White, 1983; Schwartz, 1982; Schwartz, Barrett, & Saba, 1985; Yager, 1982), the bulimia literature has largely ignored the potential role of family characteristics that might predispose some women to bulimia. Prospective studies are completely missing, and there is no comprehensive theoretical framework that would allow delineation of the relevant variables to be included in a prospective investigation of families.…”

Effectiveness of the intensive group process-retreat model in the treatment of bulimia

“…No studies, to date, have researched treatment outcome using family therapy with bulimics. Instead, studies tend to describe case histories and propose family therapy as a working model for the treatment of bulimia (Schwartz, 1981;Schwartz, Barret, and Saba, 1984). The psychosomatic family model (Minuchin, Rossman and Baker, 1978), though useful as "a clinical guide in the treatment of eating disorders, lacks empirical validation (Kog, Vandereychen, and Vertommen, 1985).…”

Introducing Causality and Power Into Family Therapy Theory: A Correction to the Systemic Paradigm

“…The family therapy of bulimia nervosa has received much less attention (as would be predicted from the fact that the syndrome has been differentiated only recently). Individual case reports have been written up by Madanes (1981), Schwartz (1982) and Wynne (1980), but Schwartz, Barrett and Saba (1985) provide the only extended account of the family therapy of this condition. Gurman, Kniskern and Pinsof (19861, in their most recent review, summarizing the effectiveness of family therapy, suggest that it has been established as an important part of the treatment of anorexia nervosa in adolescents.…”

Toward an understanding of risk factors for bulimia.

“…With a few exceptions (e.g., Boskind-White & White, 1983; Schwartz, 1982; Schwartz, Barrett, & Saba, 1985; Yager, 1982), the bulimia literature has largely ignored the potential role of family characteristics that might predispose some women to bulimia. Prospective studies are completely missing, and there is no comprehensive theoretical framework that would allow delineation of the relevant variables to be included in a prospective investigation of families.…”

Effectiveness of the intensive group process-retreat model in the treatment of bulimia

“…No studies, to date, have researched treatment outcome using family therapy with bulimics. Instead, studies tend to describe case histories and propose family therapy as a working model for the treatment of bulimia (Schwartz, 1981;Schwartz, Barret, and Saba, 1984). The psychosomatic family model (Minuchin, Rossman and Baker, 1978), though useful as "a clinical guide in the treatment of eating disorders, lacks empirical validation (Kog, Vandereychen, and Vertommen, 1985).…”

Introducing Causality and Power Into Family Therapy Theory: A Correction to the Systemic Paradigm

“…The family therapy of bulimia nervosa has received much less attention (as would be predicted from the fact that the syndrome has been differentiated only recently). Individual case reports have been written up by Madanes (1981), Schwartz (1982) and Wynne (1980), but Schwartz, Barrett and Saba (1985) provide the only extended account of the family therapy of this condition. Gurman, Kniskern and Pinsof (19861, in their most recent review, summarizing the effectiveness of family therapy, suggest that it has been established as an important part of the treatment of anorexia nervosa in adolescents.…”