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2: EMDR Therapy Protocol for the Management of Dysfunctional Eating Behaviors in Anorexia Nervosa

DOI:

10.1891/9780826194725.0003

Authors

  • Zaccagnino, Maria

Abstract

Eating disorders are a pervasive sociocultural phenomenon today, almost exclusively affecting the population of the western world, in particular adolescents and young women. This chapter describes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy protocol for the management of dysfunctional eating behaviors in Anorexia Nervosa (AN). The purpose of this protocol is to define a specific treatment with EMDR therapy for one of the possible expressions of eating disorders, that is, AN. It is based on the main theoretical contributions concerning the dynamics of eating disorders with particular focus on the risk factors involved in its onset and/or maintenance and a special emphasis on those connected with traumatic life events. The most relevant concepts related to the dynamics of AN explained in the protocol are individual risk factors, attachment wounds and traumatic experiences, dissociative table at mealtime, and parts work.