What do you do if you suspect that someone close
to you might have an eating disorder? How can you help them? Are you overly
concerned with your weight and preoccupied with food? With more young women
seeking help with an eating disorder the chances are that you will know
someone who is afflicted.
In this sympathetic account, a doctor with a long experience of dealing
with eating disorders discusses their causes and effects and describes the
range of treatments offered – from self-help to specialist hospital
care.
Dr Bob Palmer trained in psychiatry at St George’s Hospital, London. He has published many research papers on eating disorders and currently runs the Eating Disorders Service at Leicester Hospital where he is an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist.
