“…It is increasingly well documented that patients with eating disorders have serious physical (Pomeroy & Mitchell, 2002), psychological (Godart, Flament, Lecrubier, & Jaemmet, 2000;Munoz & Amado, 1986;Ross & Ivis, 1999), social (Mitchell, Hatsukami, Eckert, & Pyle, 1985), and role functioning difficulties (Casper & Troiani, 2001;Strober, Morrell, Burroughs, Salkin, & Jacobs, 1985;Strober, Salkin, Burroughs, & Morrell, 1982). These domains of functioning have been identified by Spilker and Revicki (1996) as being central to the concept of health-related quality of life (HRQOL).…”