EMDR and eating disorders
Description
Background and aims:
During the presentation an innovative EMDR protocol of intervention for Anorexia Nervosa (AN) will be described. Particular attention will be addressed to specific parts of the protocol in order to explain some of the essential notions regarding dynamics involved in eating disorder pathology, such as attachment relationships and dissociation of personality. In fact, in the context of attachment relationships it is possible to identify relational traumas that can contribute to the development of maladaptive affect regulation strategies, which in turn may represent risk factors for the development of future psychopathology. Within the context of the dynamics that characterize anorexia nervosa, the control part plays an extremely significant role not only in relation to food (and thus the need to control food intake), but also in relation to all the aspects that characterize the daily life of the subject. This presentation, moreover, will provide specific guidelines related to working protocol with AN in the acute phase (hospitalization) and some techniques, such as the dissociative table at mealtime, to deal with specific needs of this clinical population. The Anorexia Nervosa protocol will be illustrated through the explanation of clinical cases and videos.
To learn how relational traumas have a determinant role in the onset and maintenance of ED.
To learn to identify and work with different parts of patient’s personality
To learn how to conceptualize a clinical case in the light of the specific dynamics of eating disorders
During the presentation an innovative EMDR protocol of intervention for Anorexia Nervosa (AN) will be described. Particular attention will be addressed to specific parts of the protocol in order to explain some of the essential notions regarding dynamics involved in eating disorder pathology, such as attachment relationships and dissociation of personality. In fact, in the context of attachment relationships it is possible to identify relational traumas that can contribute to the development of maladaptive affect regulation strategies, which in turn may represent risk factors for the development of future psychopathology. Within the context of the dynamics that characterize anorexia nervosa, the control part plays an extremely significant role not only in relation to food (and thus the need to control food intake), but also in relation to all the aspects that characterize the daily life of the subject. This presentation, moreover, will provide specific guidelines related to working protocol with AN in the acute phase (hospitalization) and some techniques, such as the dissociative table at mealtime, to deal with specific needs of this clinical population. The Anorexia Nervosa protocol will be illustrated through the explanation of clinical cases and videos.
To learn how relational traumas have a determinant role in the onset and maintenance of ED.
To learn to identify and work with different parts of patient’s personality
To learn how to conceptualize a clinical case in the light of the specific dynamics of eating disorders
Format
Conference
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Zaccagnino, M. (2019, June). EMDR and eating disorders. Presentation at the 20th EMDR Europe Association Conference, Krakow, Poland
Citation
“EMDR and eating disorders,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 3, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/25685.