Experts Urge Care Dealing With Anorexics
Thousands of Americans notice friends or daughters going beyond skinny to skeletal, and the urge to confront loved ones showing signs of anorexia - “Will you please just eat?!” - can be powerful.
But mental health professionals counsel gentle persuasion over hard lobbying. Friends and family need to realize that an anorexic looking in the mirror does not see the same emaciated figure they do.
Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 28 Oct 2004






