Citation

Claes L, Vandereycken W, Vertommen H. Eat. Disord. 2002; 10(3): 269-279.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10640260290081858

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Understanding an individual's self-harming behaviors should be the basis for selecting person-specific therapeutic interventions. For that purpose, the assessment is aimed at identifying the self-harming behaviors and related symptoms as well as analyzing the external (situational) and internal (cognitive and emotional) conditions that contribute directly to the instigation of the self-harming behaviors. In this article, we demonstrate the use of a new assessment procedure that may guide the selection of therapeutic interventions. Data collection and processing are illustrated by an individual case study ofan eating-disordered patient showing different types of self-harming behavior such as vomiting, alcohol abuse, cutting, and suicide attempts.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; alcohol abuse; article; automutilation; behavior therapy; case report; cognition; eating disorder; emotion; female; human; information processing; psychologic assessment; psychotherapy; suicide attempt; symptomatology; treatment planning; vomiting