@article{ref1,
title="The role of emotional abuse in the eating disorders: implications for treatment",
journal="Eating disorders",
year="2007",
author="Waller, Glenn and Corstorphine, Emma and Mountford, Victoria",
volume="15",
number="4",
pages="317-331",
abstract="This paper addresses the clinical links between emotional abuse and the eating disorders. It is argued that the core feature of a range of abusive experiences is emotional invalidation. Emotional abuse is associated with problems in the development of emotional skills, manifesting as alexithymia, poor distress tolerance, and emotional inhibition. Cognitive-behavioral approaches are outlined for work with eating-disordered patients with a history of emotional abuse. As well as addressing the central concerns about eating, weight, and shape (using existing evidence-based methods), the focus of treatment is on addressing the conditional assumptions about the acceptability of emotions and the core beliefs that underpin the emotional difficulties.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1064-0266",
doi="10.1080/10640260701454337",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10640260701454337"
}