The article discusses the application of psychotheraphy in helping adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa. Topics covered include the need to help patients connect with their innate life force or self-actualizing tendency, ways to deal with patient's ambivalence, strategies for helping patients development a more accepting attitude toward themselves and the psychological processes that anorexia patients appear to go through during recovery. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.