%0 Journal Article
%T Psychodynamic mechanism and weight reduction in obesity group therapy ¨C first observations with different attachment styles
%A Sybille Kiesewetter
%A Andrea K£¿psel
%A Werner K£¿pp
%A Bettina Kallenbach-Dermutz
%J GMS Psycho-Social-Medicine
%D 2010
%I 
%X Objectives: Successful long-term results are extremely rare in non-surgical obesity treatment. Interactional difficulties with the attending physicians and the limited compliance of obese patients are a frequently described dilemma in repeated psychotherapeutic group treatment attempts. The type of relationship initiation and the attachment behavior probably play a central role in this connection but have not yet been systematically investigated. Methods: This paper focuses on the attachment styles of obese subjects and their effects on psychodynamic group therapy within the context of a weight-reduction program. Results: The attachment styles are characterized in 107 pre-obese and obese patients, and their effects on patients and therapists in group therapy are described. Conclusion: The paper surveys the motivational situation, clinical pictures, and repeated group topics.
%K obesity
%K attachment styles
%K psychotherapy
%K group
%K therapist
%U http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/psm/2010-7/psm000066.shtml