Psychoanalytic psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa: A manualized approach

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-64

  Lunn, Susanne ^a   Poulsen, Stig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

bulimia nervosa; eating disorders; psychoanalytic psychotherapy; psychopathology; psychotherapy manual

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULIMIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; SYMPTOM; TRANSFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84858169571     PISSN: 02668734     EISSN: 14749734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02668734.2011.652977     Document Type: Article

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