ABSTRACT
After reading this chapter, the reader should be able to do the following:
Illustrate the biopsychosocial and relational nature of eating disorders in adult women
Describe the range and pattern of eating disorders and body image despair currently seen in adult women
Understand the unique female bodily experiences at and beyond midlife that create risk for eating disorders
Discriminate the differences between eating disorders at midlife and earlier onset
Apply relational cultural theory (RCT) to understand and address clinical issues with adult eating disorders and related problems
