It looks like it is as "mental" as tetanus and botulism... A friend of mine spent one month in solitary confinement as a "treatment" for her anorexia, when she

It looks like it is as "mental" as tetanus and botulism... A friend of mine spent one month in solitary confinement as a "treatment" for her anorexia, when she was 14. That was 15 years ago, in France... The study linked above found cross-reactive antibodies in anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders patients. The next step would be to attempt fecal transplant for these patients.