<P>Who develops which eating disorder and why? When do eating disorders begin and what fuels them? In <I>Hunger for Connection,</I> psychoanalyst and eating-disorder specialist Alitta Kullman expands on the "body/mind" personality organization she calls the "perseverant personality," illustrating how food and thought are linked from infancy, and for some, can become the primary source of nurturance and thought-processing for a lifetime¿leading to what we call an eating disorder. </P><P></P><P>Writing in a highly accessible style, Kullman brings humor and gentleness to her interactions with patients, offering health professionals and mainstream readers alike an essential guide to understanding and/or working with cyclical eating disorders of all types. From psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and counsellors, to eating disorder specialists, researchers, and students, <I>Hunger for Connection </I>not only provides guidelines for therapists of varying theoretical orientations and levels of