Anorexia nervosa, anorexia for short, is an eating disorder that can have fatal consequences. People suffering from anorexia consume very restrictive quantities of food, which leads to starvation.
A person with anorexia becomes obsessed with food and weight. She or he may develop peculiar eating rituals, such as refusing to eat in front of other people or arranging food on the plate in a certain order. Many people with anorexia seem to care a lot about food. They may collect cookbooks and prepare sumptuous meals for their friends and families -- but they don't join in.
There are psychological, environmental, and social factors that may contribute to the development of anorexia. People with anorexia come to believe that their lives would be better if only they were thinner. These people tend to be perfectionists and overachievers.


In this book you will read:

• Genetic, environmental, social, psychological causes
• Importance of language in anorexia
• Historical overview
• Psychiatric frame
• Social frame
• Religious, spiritual and cultural factors
• And much more