Attachment and eating disorders: A review of current research

GA Tasca, L Balfour - International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Attachment insecurity may confer risk for develo** an eating disorder. We
describe domains of attachment functioning that are relevant to eating disorders including …

Attachment and eating disorders: a research update

GA Tasca - Current opinion in psychology, 2019 - Elsevier
Prominent models of eating disorders tend to focus on cognitive and behavioral features, but
tend not to consider important developmental issues related to affect regulation …

[ΒΙΒΛΙΟ][B] Adult attachment: A concise introduction to theory and research

O Gillath, GC Karantzas, RC Fraley - 2016 - books.google.com
Adult Attachment: A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research is an easy-to-read and
highly accessible reference on attachment that deals with many of the key concepts and …

Feelings of insecurity: Review of attachment and eating disorders

HD Zachrisson, F Skårderud - European Eating Disorders …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Attachment theory has received increasing attention from clinicians and
researchers in the field of eating disorders. This paper is an updated review on theoretical …

Is anorexia nervosa a disorder of the self? A psychological approach

F Amianto, G Northoff, G Abbate Daga… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The debate concerning the pathogenesis and the maintaining factors of eating disorders,
anorexia nervosa in particular, is ongoing especially since therapeutic interventions do not …

Attachment insecurity predicts eating disorder symptoms and treatment outcomes in a clinical sample of women

V Illing, GA Tasca, L Balfour… - The Journal of nervous …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
We examined the extent to which attachment insecurity was related to eating disorder (ED)
symptoms, and predictive of treatment outcomes. Women diagnosed with anorexia nervosa …

Implications of attachment theory and research for the assessment and treatment of eating disorders.

GA Tasca, K Ritchie, L Balfour - Psychotherapy, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
In this paper, we review the research literature on attachment and eating disorders and
suggest a framework for assessing and treating attachment functioning in patients with an …

Attachment research and eating disorders: A review of the literature

R O'Shaughnessy, R Dallos - Clinical child psychology and …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this article is to review the clinical literature which examines the association
between attachment patterns and eating disorders with a focus on anorexia nervosa, and to …

The association between adult attachment style, mental disorders, and suicidality: findings from a population-based study

D Palitsky, N Mota, TO Afifi, AC Downs… - The Journal of nervous …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Attachment theory categorically assesses how a person perceives and experiences
interpersonal relationships. Attachment style is linked to numerous physical and …

Relationships among attachment styles, personality characteristics, and disordered eating

J Eggert, A Levendosky, K Klump - International journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Insecure attachment styles and certain personality characteristics (ie, high levels
of neuroticism) have been associated with eating pathology. However, previous research …