TY - JOUR AU - D'Onofrio, Ester AU - Pace, Cecilia Serena AU - Cavanna, Donatella PY - 2015/12/23 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Qualitative research in adolescent psychotherapy: attachment and reflective functioning as psychotherapy’s outcomes of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa JF - Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome JA - RES PSYCHOTHER-PSYCH VL - 18 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.4081/ripppo.2015.181 UR - https://www.researchinpsychotherapy.org/rpsy/article/view/181 SP - AB - The aim of this study was to examine both the change in attachment state of mind and mentalization competencies as outcomes of a two-year weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy of a female adolescent with anorexia nervosa. The Attachment Interview for Childhood and Adolescence (AICA) was administered at pre and post-treatment, and coded both with the attachment coding system and the Reflective Functioning (RF) scale. At the pre-treatment, the anorexic adolescent was assessed as insecure dismissing with very low level of RF, while in the post-treatment a secure attachment model and higher RF were highlighted. The AICA can be considered a useful method to assess the outcomes in adolescent psychotherapy, like the AAI is useful in adult psychotherapy. ER -