Eating disorders are not a choice, they are a disease – I wish more people knew how treatable they are | Xavier Mulenga

Recovery can be a lengthy process, but I see more people get better when they engage with treatment than notEmily is a 24-year-old single female with anorexia nervosa and depression who was referred for an assessment due to restricting food intake, being underweight with some alcohol abuse. Emily had been living in a share house but has returned to living with her parents due to her worsening mental health.Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric disease in which patients restrict their food intake (by