Hide or Seek? Social Support and Eating Disorders

Jul 03, 2013 01:07


Originally published at Science of Eating Disorders. Please leave any comments there.

Social support has been noted as key in helping individuals with any number of health issues to cope with illness and even thrive in adverse situations (Sarason, Sarason & Pierce, 1990). Individuals with eating disorders may be encouraged, as an adjunct to treatment or even in the absence of formal treatment, to seek out social [...]

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