This book presents a combined or interdisciplinary approach for dealing with anorexia and bulimia as well as other eating disorders that affect young people and old and that have become increasingly prevalent in our appearance-obsessed culture. Celebrities parade their thinness; the Internet abounds with tips for teenage girls on how to survive on two hundred calories a day. Food disorders are a real and present issue for families and individuals throughout Ireland. The book contains a comprehensive list of resources, including centers for the treatment of eating disorders.