Foreign Bodies av Anat Gur

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<P><EM>Foreign Bodies: Eating Disorders, Childhood Sexual Abuse, and Trauma-Informed Treatment</EM> addresses the association between eating disorders and childhood sexual abuse, proposing a new way of treating those suffering from eating disorders who were sexually abused as children. Based on testimonies of survivors of abuse who subsequently developed eating disorders, it offers a new form of diagnosis and treatment, arguing that the eating-disorder field often ignores the traumatic sources of eating disorders, leading to some treatment programs not being commensurate, and at times conflicting, with the principles of childhood sexual abuse treatment.</P><P></P><P>The case studies used to highlight the link between childhood sexual abuse and eating disorders are presented from the perspective of the women involved, in their own words. Their voices are supplemented by Gur¿s own stance as a clinician specializing in the treatment of sexual abuse and CPTSD. The book is divided into thre