Relation to food can get out of control. For some patients starvation becomes an addiction others cant stop eating. Bulimics vomit after eating; orthorexia makes people try to consume exclusively healthy food. This reference book is arranged by symptoms, which can appear with eating disorder. Next to short accounts and interviews with persons concerned, the chapters consist of a presentation of the pathology, expert interviews, and explanations for relatives as well as guidance to overcome eating disorders. This work allows outsiders insight into the minds of patients. It gives persons with eating disorders practical hints to work on their recovery.

Die Apothekerin und Medizinjounalistin Nicole Schuster ist Mitarbeiterin beim Online-Selbsthilfeverein ''Hungrig-Online'' e.V. und engagiert sich im Kampf gegen Essstörungen.

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