METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING FAMILIES EXPLAINED IN A CASE OF MALE ANOREXIA

Citation
T. Rechlin et al., METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING FAMILIES EXPLAINED IN A CASE OF MALE ANOREXIA, The European journal of psychiatry, 7(1), 1993, pp. 23-30
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
ISSN journal
02136163
Volume
7
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
23 - 30
Database
ISI
SICI code
0213-6163(1993)7:1<23:MFDFEI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Anorexia as a ''pubertal disease'' stands in a tight context of distin ct individual and family changes and it could be seen as an ineffectiv e method of dealing with development crisis and special family problem s. We want to present the results of a twenty two years old male anore ctic and his family, which we found in our diagnosing programme for fa milies. The different tests started the therapeutic process and helped to understand the symptomatology, psychosexual development and gender identity of the patient in the background of his family history. They lead to systemic family therapy.