[Food addictions]

Abstract

Addictions are invading our daily lives. Eating and body image have become major preoccupations. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders with a high risk of chronicity and death. Curing them and preventing their recurrence requires a solid therapeutic alliance that aims to work around individual symptoms. The low self-esteem associated with these disorders may contribute to their maintenance, despite their negative impact on quality of life. One of the challenges of treating these disorders is to help patients find the motivation to seek treatment.

Keywords: addiction; alliance thérapeutique; anorexia-bulimia; anorexie-boulimie; estime de soi; motivation; psychoeducation; psychoéducation; self-esteem; therapeutic alliance.