"Of course, once a woman has developed an eating disorder along with a professional career, there are a number of difficulties specific to the demands of these professions that affect treatment and recovery. While professional success might continue to be a vital cornerstone in self esteem, the requirement to meet the needs of patients, clients, or start-up businesses regularly interferes with learning to take care of one's own body and soul."
For a further discussion of this topic, see Silverstein, Brett and Deborah Perlick. The Cost of Competence: why inequality causes depression, eating disorders and illness in women (New York: Oxford University Press 1995). For a firsthand look at a national business magazine publisher's 17-year struggle with anorexia, see Lowenthal, Clare. The Substance From The Shadow, which can be ordered from the Australian Executive Women's Network.
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