TY - JOUR
T1 - The boundary-control model of adolescent anorexia nervosa
T2 - An integrative approach to etiology and treatment?
AU - Blank, Shulamit
AU - Latzer, Yael
PY - 2004/1
Y1 - 2004/1
N2 - This paper introduces the Boundary-Control Model. The model provides an account of the emergence, maintenance, and treatment of anorexia nervosa, with particular emphasis on the role of boundaries and control. The model delineates four basic emotional needs, which shape the adolescent's sense of self-worth. It assumes that when those needs are damaged, anxiety is induced and anorexia emerges as a defense mechanism. Treatment involves stripping away the adolescent's false sense of power by creating a crisis and provoking the bidden anxieties. The development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa, as well as its treatment, will be discussed in light of the proposed model.
AB - This paper introduces the Boundary-Control Model. The model provides an account of the emergence, maintenance, and treatment of anorexia nervosa, with particular emphasis on the role of boundaries and control. The model delineates four basic emotional needs, which shape the adolescent's sense of self-worth. It assumes that when those needs are damaged, anxiety is induced and anorexia emerges as a defense mechanism. Treatment involves stripping away the adolescent's false sense of power by creating a crisis and provoking the bidden anxieties. The development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa, as well as its treatment, will be discussed in light of the proposed model.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=1642482732&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01926180490255756
DO - 10.1080/01926180490255756
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:1642482732
SN - 0192-6187
VL - 32
SP - 43
EP - 54
JO - The American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - The American Journal of Family Therapy
IS - 1
ER -