Dreams, Symptoms, and Fantasies: Access to the Unconscious in the Psychotherapy of Adolescents with Eating Disorders

Abstract

This article examines some of the dynamics of eating disorders in adolescence and some relevant aspects of treatment. In particular, with the aid of some clinical vignettes, the author analyzes strategies that can help patient and therapist to access the unconscious dimensions of experience, building a sense for what was originally experienced as mechanical and repetitive nonsense.

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Valentina. Terlato

Valentina Terlato is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and Certified Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy). She works with adults and adolescents in her private practice as well as in a public service for addiction pathologies. She can be contacted at via C. Peano 19, 00139 Rome, Italy: e-mail: [email protected].