Why Group Therapy for Bulimia?

Abstract

Many treatment approaches for bulimia rely on the use of a group format. However, descriptions of the treatments do not reveal that the powers of group process are curative in themselves. The dynamics of the group parallel and are metaphorical for the dynamics of the disorder. Therefore, group therapy can be facilitated so that the members resolve the physical, psychological, and social aspects of their disorder through attending to these aspects of the group system. Case material is offered to illustrate symptomatic expressions and therapeutic responses.

Nourishing the body through use of process prescriptions in group therapy

“…It contains feelings, it expresses tension, it is concerned with self-regulation. It becomes increasingly differentiated in its parts and functions as it matures (Laube, 1990).…”