Qualitative research in adolescent psychotherapy: attachment and reflective functioning as psychotherapy’s outcomes of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa
The aim of this study was to examine both the change in attachment state of mind and mentalization competencies as outcomes of a two-year weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy of a female adolescent with anorexia nervosa. The Attachment Interview for Childhood and Adolescence (AICA) was administered at...
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| author | Ester D'Onofrio Cecilia Serena Pace Donatella Cavanna |
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| description | The aim of this study was to examine both the change in attachment state of mind and mentalization competencies as outcomes of a two-year weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy of a female adolescent with anorexia nervosa. The Attachment Interview for Childhood and Adolescence (AICA) was administered at pre and post-treatment, and coded both with the attachment coding system and the Reflective Functioning (RF) scale. At the pre-treatment, the anorexic adolescent was assessed as insecure dismissing with very low level of RF, while in the post-treatment a secure attachment model and higher RF were highlighted. The AICA can be considered a useful method to assess the outcomes in adolescent psychotherapy, like the AAI is useful in adult psychotherapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccd7e92ad1264bd5aede9de50dab31b32022-12-22T03:11:23ZengPAGEPress PublicationsResearch in Psychotherapy2499-75522239-80312015-12-0118210.4081/ripppo.2015.181Qualitative research in adolescent psychotherapy: attachment and reflective functioning as psychotherapy’s outcomes of an adolescent with anorexia nervosaEster D'Onofrio0Cecilia Serena Pace1Donatella Cavanna2Department of Clinical and Dynamic Psychology, La Sapienza, University of Rome, RomeDepartment of Educational Science, University of Genova, GenoaDepartment of Educational Science, University of Genova, GenoaThe aim of this study was to examine both the change in attachment state of mind and mentalization competencies as outcomes of a two-year weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy of a female adolescent with anorexia nervosa. The Attachment Interview for Childhood and Adolescence (AICA) was administered at pre and post-treatment, and coded both with the attachment coding system and the Reflective Functioning (RF) scale. At the pre-treatment, the anorexic adolescent was assessed as insecure dismissing with very low level of RF, while in the post-treatment a secure attachment model and higher RF were highlighted. The AICA can be considered a useful method to assess the outcomes in adolescent psychotherapy, like the AAI is useful in adult psychotherapy.https://www.researchinpsychotherapy.org/index.php/rpsy/article/view/181Adolescent psychotherapyAnorexia nervosaAttachment and reflective functioning |
| spellingShingle | Ester D'Onofrio Cecilia Serena Pace Donatella Cavanna Qualitative research in adolescent psychotherapy: attachment and reflective functioning as psychotherapy’s outcomes of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa Research in Psychotherapy Adolescent psychotherapy Anorexia nervosa Attachment and reflective functioning |
| title | Qualitative research in adolescent psychotherapy: attachment and reflective functioning as psychotherapy’s outcomes of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa |
| title_full | Qualitative research in adolescent psychotherapy: attachment and reflective functioning as psychotherapy’s outcomes of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa |
| title_fullStr | Qualitative research in adolescent psychotherapy: attachment and reflective functioning as psychotherapy’s outcomes of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Qualitative research in adolescent psychotherapy: attachment and reflective functioning as psychotherapy’s outcomes of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa |
| title_short | Qualitative research in adolescent psychotherapy: attachment and reflective functioning as psychotherapy’s outcomes of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa |
| title_sort | qualitative research in adolescent psychotherapy attachment and reflective functioning as psychotherapya€™s outcomes of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa |
| topic | Adolescent psychotherapy Anorexia nervosa Attachment and reflective functioning |
| url | https://www.researchinpsychotherapy.org/index.php/rpsy/article/view/181 |
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