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The Role of Emotional Abuse in the Eating Disorders: Implications for Treatment

Waller, Glenn, Corstorphine, Emma, Mountford, Victoria·2007·Eating Disorders

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.

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  • Emotional abuse correlates with difficulties in the formation of emotional abilities, leading to challenges such as alexithymia, limited capacity to handle distress, and suppression of emotions.

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Authors
Waller, G., Corstorphine, E., & Mountford, V.
Affiliations
  • King's College London (GB)
  • St George's, University of London (GB)
Corresponding author
Waller, Glenn
Venue
Eating Disorders
Published
2007-08-10
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
317-331
ISSN
  • 1064-0266 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-530X
OpenAlex
W2083856283
Cited by
86
References
31
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Eating Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
emotional abuse, emotional invalidation, alexithymia, distress tolerance, emotional inhibition, cognitive behavioral therapy, core beliefs, childhood abuse, therapeutic implications
MeSH terms
Adult, Affective Symptoms, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Child, Child Abuse, Humans, Inhibition, Psychological, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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