The psychoanalytic treatment of eating disorders does not primarily concern the overt request, namely the management of obesity and underweight.

Considering the complexity of the theoretical and clinical issues we've outlined, the fundamental unconscious request is the gamble of identity and the terror of mental disorganization.

The double triumph of the anorexic and the bulimic over the object and death is ephemeral, as it is accompanied by the unbearable pain of dependence on the object.