The body as text: Anorexia nervosa. (The Mortification of the Flesh).

From: Women's Health Collection | Date: January 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

In eating disorders, the significance of body and food converge in the female experience. I'm familiar with the difficulties of the food-body-womanhood relationship through my own personal experience, as well as the experiences of female friends and acquaintances. A description of the paths that led me to the topic of eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa, explains the perspective from which I have observed this primarily female phenomenon.

I was not satisfied by the explanations I received during the years I studied psychology. From psychoanalysis to family therapy, ...

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