The relationship between shame, perfectionism and anorexia nervosa

This thesis has been written in the format of three papers; a systematic review, an empirical paper and a critical reflection paper. Paper one presents a systematic review into the relationship between subscales of perfectionism and Anorexia Nervosa. Paper two presents a Grounded Theory study into the relationship between shame, perfectionism and Anorexia Nervosa. Paper three presents a critical appraisal of the research process, and presents some personal reflections