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Eating disorders: Expert explains the connection between body and psyche

Eating disorders: Expert explains the connection between body and psyche

Almut Zeeck is one of the leading experts when it comes to eating disorders. A conversation about the symptoms, “body positivity” and why not all patients can leave the clinic cured.

Rick Uhlenkamp

Ms. Zeeck, let’s assume I’m suffering from severe back pain, for which my doctors have no adequate explanation. Am I right with you in psychosomatics?
Yes, because it could be that a previous herniated disc, for example, explains part of your pain – but not to the same extent. Psychological factors then play an important role in the processing of pain. Such somatoform disorders can affect all parts of the body: feeling of pressure over the chest, palpitations, stomach problems or shortness of breath.

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