Abstract
This chapter focuses on issues of concern to counselling psychologists who work with adults with 'severe and enduring anorexia nervosa' (SE-AN). It explores why some people don't recover from anorexia nervosa (AN), summarises criteria for using the SE-AN label, and briefly reviews evidence-based SE-AN treatments. A rationale for counselling psychologists to develop socially informed formulations for SE-An is discussed, along with alternatives to standard weight restoration treatment including reducing habituated behaviour and social isolation within a harm-minimisation framework.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Roles and Contexts in Counselling Psychology: Professionals in Practice |
| Editors | Daisy Best, Helen Nicholas, Mark Bradley |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Pages | 127-138 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2022 |
Keywords
- Anorexia nervosa
- Counselling Psychology
- treatment failure
- cognitive behaviour therapy
- formulation