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Anorexia Nervosa as a Disorder of Emotion Regulation: Theory, Evidence, and Treatment Implications

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Merwin, RM
Published in: Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice
September 1, 2011

This is a commentary on Haynos and Fruzzetti (2011). The commentary begins with a discussion of how emotion has been included in the conceptualization of anorexia nervosa (AN) for some time, although this has not culminated into an experimental science on somatic-affective arousal in this patient population. Important gaps in our knowledge of how individuals with AN experience signals from the body (including emotion) are highlighted, as is the lack of attention in the Haynos and Fruzzetti model to differences in emotional experience in the acute and chronic stages of the illness. Final comments are made about the focus of AN intervention, specifically how the functional significance of the symptoms can be an afterthought because of the need to restore nutrition, and the utility of identifying common and distinct processes across eating disorder diagnoses. © 2011 American Psychological Association. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc., on behalf of the American Psychological Association.

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Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

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1468-2850

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0969-5893

Publication Date

September 1, 2011

Volume

18

Issue

3

Start / End Page

208 / 214

Related Subject Headings

  • Clinical Psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Merwin, R. M. (2011). Anorexia Nervosa as a Disorder of Emotion Regulation: Theory, Evidence, and Treatment Implications. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 18(3), 208–214. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01252.x
Merwin, R. M. “Anorexia Nervosa as a Disorder of Emotion Regulation: Theory, Evidence, and Treatment Implications.” Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 18, no. 3 (September 1, 2011): 208–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01252.x.
Merwin RM. Anorexia Nervosa as a Disorder of Emotion Regulation: Theory, Evidence, and Treatment Implications. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 2011 Sep 1;18(3):208–14.
Merwin, R. M. “Anorexia Nervosa as a Disorder of Emotion Regulation: Theory, Evidence, and Treatment Implications.” Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, vol. 18, no. 3, Sept. 2011, pp. 208–14. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01252.x.
Merwin RM. Anorexia Nervosa as a Disorder of Emotion Regulation: Theory, Evidence, and Treatment Implications. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 2011 Sep 1;18(3):208–214.
Journal cover image

Published In

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

DOI

EISSN

1468-2850

ISSN

0969-5893

Publication Date

September 1, 2011

Volume

18

Issue

3

Start / End Page

208 / 214

Related Subject Headings

  • Clinical Psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology