Force feeding can help psychologically.  A healthier body weight is necessary to be able to treat the patient’s psychological problems. Studies in Minnesota show that when normal volunteers were starved, they began to development anorectic patterns. They over-estimated the sizes of their own faces by approximately 50%. This shows the impact of starvation on the brain. [1]  [1] Fedyszyn &amp; Sullivan, ‘Ethical re-evaluation of contemporary treatments for anorexia nervosa’, 2007,  , P.202