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Unwrapping the Box: Dancing With the Clients

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Pages 431-445 | Received 21 Feb 2006, Accepted 04 Oct 2007, Published online: 03 Apr 2008
 

Abstract

The authors describe the case of a girl suffering from anorexia nervosa who was regarded as a great challenge by her family therapist in Hong Kong. The metaphor of unwrapping a box was adopted to describe the therapeutic strategy of helping the girl express her inner feelings, and of helping the parents listen to their daughter describe her pain and suffering in the presence of the therapist. Health care professionals have to lead the dance, creating a space where their clients can share their secrets with their family and their therapist.

Our family therapy research is supported in part by research grant CUHK: 4090/99H. Thanks for the reviewers’ constructive comments on the first draft of this article.

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