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Psychological inflexibility and symptom expression in anorexia nervosa.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Merwin, RM; Timko, CA; Moskovich, AA; Ingle, KK; Bulik, CM; Zucker, NL
Published in: Eat Disord
2011

The purpose of this article is to outline a model of anorexia nervosa (AN) as a disorder of psychological inflexibility, motivated by an insatiable desire for prediction and control with related intolerance for uncertainty. We describe preliminary data that provide initial support for this conceptualization and point to the ways in which mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies might be particularly useful for treating AN. This article is not intended to be an exhaustive literature review, rather a conceptual framework to guide future research and treatment development.

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Eat Disord

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EISSN

1532-530X

Publication Date

2011

Volume

19

Issue

1

Start / End Page

62 / 82

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Concept
  • Personal Satisfaction
  • Models, Psychological
  • Internal-External Control
  • Hunger
  • Humans
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Adult
  • Adolescent
 

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Merwin, R. M., Timko, C. A., Moskovich, A. A., Ingle, K. K., Bulik, C. M., & Zucker, N. L. (2011). Psychological inflexibility and symptom expression in anorexia nervosa. Eat Disord, 19(1), 62–82. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2011.533606
Merwin, Rhonda M., C Alix Timko, Ashley A. Moskovich, Krista Konrad Ingle, Cynthia M. Bulik, and Nancy L. Zucker. “Psychological inflexibility and symptom expression in anorexia nervosa.Eat Disord 19, no. 1 (2011): 62–82. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2011.533606.
Merwin RM, Timko CA, Moskovich AA, Ingle KK, Bulik CM, Zucker NL. Psychological inflexibility and symptom expression in anorexia nervosa. Eat Disord. 2011;19(1):62–82.
Merwin, Rhonda M., et al. “Psychological inflexibility and symptom expression in anorexia nervosa.Eat Disord, vol. 19, no. 1, 2011, pp. 62–82. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/10640266.2011.533606.
Merwin RM, Timko CA, Moskovich AA, Ingle KK, Bulik CM, Zucker NL. Psychological inflexibility and symptom expression in anorexia nervosa. Eat Disord. 2011;19(1):62–82.

Published In

Eat Disord

DOI

EISSN

1532-530X

Publication Date

2011

Volume

19

Issue

1

Start / End Page

62 / 82

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Concept
  • Personal Satisfaction
  • Models, Psychological
  • Internal-External Control
  • Hunger
  • Humans
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Adult
  • Adolescent