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

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