Eating Disorders and Marital Relationships

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of illustrations......Page 8
Preface and acknowledgements......Page 10
The nature of eating disorders in married patients......Page 16
Defining anorexia and bulimia nervosa......Page 17
Epidemiology of anorexia and bulimia nervosa......Page 25
Conclusions......Page 28
The marital relationships of psychiatric patients......Page 29
The spouses of psychiatric patients......Page 30
Marital satisfaction and intimacy......Page 33
Marital communication......Page 36
Marital conflict......Page 37
Conclusions......Page 39
The husbands of eating-disordered patients......Page 41
Clinical views of the husband's personality......Page 42
Empirical findings regarding the spouse's personality......Page 47
Conclusions......Page 53
Marital satisfaction and intimacy......Page 55
Clinical views of intimacy in eating-disordered couples......Page 59
Empirical findings regarding intimacy in eating-disordered couples......Page 61
Conclusions......Page 65
Communication......Page 67
Theoretical views on marital communication......Page 68
Clinical views on communication in eating-disordered couples......Page 73
Empirical findings regarding the communication in eating-disordered couples......Page 75
Conclusions......Page 83
Marital conflicts......Page 85
Theoretical views on marital conflict......Page 86
Clinical views on conflict interaction in eating-disordered couples......Page 90
Empirical findings regarding conflict management in eating-disordered couples......Page 92
Conclusions......Page 98
Sexuality, fertility and parenting......Page 101
Sexual functioning......Page 102
Sexual abuse......Page 104
Reproductive functions......Page 106
Pregnancy and parenthood......Page 109
Conclusions......Page 113
Assessment and treatment of eating disorders......Page 115
Assessment of eating disorders......Page 116
Treatment of eating disorders......Page 122
Conclusions......Page 131
Assessment of the marital relationship......Page 133
The couple interview for eating-disordered patients......Page 135
Marital questionnaires......Page 143
Observational methods......Page 147
Conclusions......Page 150
Involving the husband in the therapy......Page 152
Importance of the husband's involvement......Page 153
Ways of involving the husband......Page 154
Issues in the marital treatment of eating disorders......Page 157
Pitfalls in the marital treatment of eating disorders......Page 167
Conclusions......Page 171
Anorectic Behaviour Observation Scale......Page 172
Standardized couple interview......Page 174
Marital Intimacy Questionnaire......Page 178
References......Page 189
Name index......Page 208
Subject index......Page 213