Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2017; 67(09/10): 376-378
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-117628
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Mind the Gap! Die Körperwahrnehmung von Patienten mit Essstörungen

Mind the Gap! Body Perceptions in Patients with Eating Disorders
Florian Junne
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Stephan Zipfel
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Publication Date:
28 September 2017 (online)

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Dr. med. Florian Junne
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Prof. Dr. med. Stephan Zipfel

„Evaluation of the disturbance in body image is of importance not only as a diagnostic criterion, but also in appraising treatment progress. Anorexic patients may gain weight for many reasons or may seem to progress well in psychotherapy. Without a corrective change in the body image, however, the improvement is apt to be only a temporary remission“.