Link to the article :

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.11.1755

In this article concerning a patient with a 20 year history of eating disorders, the researchers offer several reasons why it has been so difficult to treat the problems associated with this disorder. Please answer the questions directly as asked, do not over analyze it.

Summarize the patient's behavior throughout the 20-year period in relation to disordered eating behaviors and patterns.

Summarize the therapist's reasons why her treatment was so difficult and long standing.

Why did the patient believe she would lose her identity if she no longer engaged in disordered eating?