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What is anorexia?

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Anna Saunders, a clinical psychologist in London, clarifies what anorexia means in terms of an eating disorder, rather than the traditional definition of a nervous loss of appetite. Chelsea Psychology Clinic are a group of London psychologists and psychiatrists offering private psychological therapy and psychiatry treatment from their premises across central London and Chelsea. The private therapy sessions cover the following areas: – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy – Cognitive Analytic Therapy – Cognitive-behavioural Therapy – Couples Therapy – Dialectical-behaviour Therapy – Mentalisation Based Treatment – Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy – Schema Therapy https://www.thechelseapsychologyclinic.com

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Traditionally, anorexia means a nervous loss of appetite. That’s not really what the disorder is about. The disorder is often not about perfectionism and control, and managing life and emotions through managing what a person eats, because that’s the bit of their life they feel they can control.

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Dr Anna Saunders

Dr Anna Saunders

19 June 2022

"Dr Anna Saunders completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at University College, London (UCL) with first class honours. She also completely her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at UCL in 2007. Dr Saunders worked in a specialist treatment service in central London for the NHS working with complex difficulties for many years as well as developing a private practice since 2015."

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