Is it possible to recover from an eating disorder?

Amy Lewis speaks to professionals, parents and former sufferers of eating disorders about how they can be healed.

One in 10 of eating disorders is diagnosed as anorexia nervosa, the remainder comprise binge eaters and bulimics and there are at least 200,000 sufferers diagnosed per year in Ireland alone. 

Eating Disorder Awareness Week may be over for another year but for many people in Ireland, the mental illness continues to be part of their everyday life — not only for the 200,000 individuals who are experiencing it, but also for their loved ones, family and friends.