You do not currently have permission to view the full text for this document. Please sign in to an account with an active subscription or contact support.
This article comprises a historical, descriptive survey of anorexia nervosa and restates psychodynamic principles. Thomae describes the methods of treatment of a large series of cases. The aim is to engage the patient in psychoanalysis or psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy. Of a total of thirty cases, nineteen accepted therapy and half of these improved or recovered. The author concludes that psychoanalytic psychotherapy has a more favorable influence than all other therapies.