The Elissas: Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia

by Samantha Leach

All of which contributes to the $1.2 billion profit the industry turns annually, both from the kickbacks the wilderness programs make from referring teens to boarding school, and from the exorbitant tuition rates that meet parents upon their child’s arrival.

Anorexia is among the most difficult of mental health conditions to treat, with 30 percent of patients never recovering.

It’s also shown that there is little evidence that group therapy is beneficial for girls with anorexia—in fact, it can worsen their condition.4

“Sex Differences, Gender and Addiction,” women have a harder time quitting heroin and are more susceptible to relapse than men.1 This is likely because women experience greater withdrawal responses and are more sensitive to stress and other common relapse triggers. Findings