"The goal of treatment should not be merely to stop the behavior, but to understand how and why the person has used food to attempt to meet developmental and emotional needs."
— Overeating

January 1, 1970

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Sources

Michele Siegel, Judith Brisman, Margot Weinshel, "Surviving an Eating Disorder, Strategies for Family and Friends" (Third edition, 2009) at page 123.