Abstract of main article: Some experienced therapists say that anorexia is a psychotic disorder since the individual doesn´t have any awareness of illness. Another view is to see anorexia as an addictive condition, and here the addict also often has no awareness of illness.

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"Is Anorexia Nervosa a Psychosis?"

  1. Psychosis: Losing Touch With Reality
  2. The personal experience of Gunborg Palme, certified psychologist and certified psychotherapist, teacher and tutor in psychotherapy.
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