Whenever one writes publicly online (be it the author of an article or people who respond to it), you take a personal risk. You expose yourself to praise or criticism for your views.
In the end, my hope is that this back and forth discussion provides new information and ways of looking at ED's. I hope it helps therapists know how it feels to be sitting in the shoes of a parent. It's pretty obviously an emotional topic for many of us. Some of that emotion comes simply from the nature of the illness. Some comes from the way it is sometimes treated (or maybe I should say families are treated).
I don't know Ms. Poppink personally, so in a sense am 'attacking' the theories she presented and that I feel are very outdated. You are defending a person you like (and that I don't even know). Maybe this is a fine line, but in my heart, I can't support a perspective that smacks of blame or finger pointing. Simply put, it just doesn't help anyone get better.
I know many people from the Around the Dinner Table's parent group who's children have recovered with the Family-Based Therapy Approach (Maudsley). If a relapse does happen, parents step right up again to help. They have the know-how to do this. And, the 'outcomes' of Maudsley treatment are pretty impressive. That's why its the recommended treatment of choice for adolescents.
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Shelley--
Whenever one writes publicly online (be it the author of an article or people who respond to it), you take a personal risk. You expose yourself to praise or criticism for your views.
In the end, my hope is that this back and forth discussion provides new information and ways of looking at ED's. I hope it helps therapists know how it feels to be sitting in the shoes of a parent. It's pretty obviously an emotional topic for many of us. Some of that emotion comes simply from the nature of the illness. Some comes from the way it is sometimes treated (or maybe I should say families are treated).
I don't know Ms. Poppink personally, so in a sense am 'attacking' the theories she presented and that I feel are very outdated. You are defending a person you like (and that I don't even know). Maybe this is a fine line, but in my heart, I can't support a perspective that smacks of blame or finger pointing. Simply put, it just doesn't help anyone get better.
I know many people from the Around the Dinner Table's parent group who's children have recovered with the Family-Based Therapy Approach (Maudsley). If a relapse does happen, parents step right up again to help. They have the know-how to do this. And, the 'outcomes' of Maudsley treatment are pretty impressive. That's why its the recommended treatment of choice for adolescents.
Thanks for writing,
anne
June 9, 2009 - 7:23pmThis Comment
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