A Speculative Illness Model of Over-Eating and Anorexia Nervosa

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We have speculated that over-eating or voluntary starving may lead to physical addiction to certain eating practices after which the practice is permanently misused as a means of tranquilization. The addiction was defined as a breaking off of excessive starving or eating practices is only possible with great physical and psychic symptoms of withdrawal. Abstinence of over-eaters and anorexia nervosa patients is handled as follows: “Eating is reduced to the nourishing of the body; the excessive eater and anorexia nervosa patient stop any further variable arrangements for eating.” The targets of therapy which are motivation, insight into one's condition, and working off of the background of the addiction are considered compulsory and must be addressed in this sequence.

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