Negotiating contradictory cultural pressures: A treatment model for binge eating in adolescent girls
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
Today's adolescent girls experience sociocultural pressures and life stressors which result in negative mental health outcomes, including binge eating. The purpose of this article is to present a model of psychotherapy for adolescent girls who engage in binge eating. The components in this model include: (a) Feminist Therapy to emphasize client empowerment and the importance of sociocultural context in understanding girls' concerns; (b) Cognitive Behavior Therapy to help clients to eliminate dieting and to cope with pressures for attaining the beauty ideal; (c) Dialectical Behavior Therapy to assist clients in coping with emotions; and (d) Interpersonal Therapy to help clients improve relational transitions and disputes. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Women and Therapy
First Page
377
Last Page
392
Recommended Citation
Choate, L. (2011). Negotiating contradictory cultural pressures: A treatment model for binge eating in adolescent girls. Women and Therapy, 34 (4), 377-392. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2011.591668