Anorexics on Anorexia
Author: Rosemary Shelley
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 1853024716
Category: Psychology
Page: 160
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Language: en
Pages: 160
Pages: 160
Recovering sufferers of Anorexia Nervosa describe in their own words their personal experiences of this illness, providing not only support for fellow sufferers but also invaluable insights for the families of sufferers and for carers and professionals. In each case the contributors describe: * the progression of their illness *
Language: en
Pages: 316
Pages: 316
Language: en
Pages: 160
Pages: 160
Eating disorders vary in severity from developmental difficulties in adolescence which may be transitory, to serious and chronic mental illnesses. The Anorexic Mind offers a coherent approach to these difficult and demanding problems, always underlining the point that while many of the manifestations are physical, eating disorders have their origins
Language: en
Pages: 254
Pages: 254
from Publisher's Weekly: This posthumous collection of case material illustrates the treatment modality successfully employed by psychiatrist Bruch with patients suffering from the eating disorder of anorexia. Two of her associates at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have edited this final work, taped by the author before her death
Language: en
Pages: 128
Pages: 128
Discusses causes of anorexia and bulimia, their effects on the body and methods of treatment. Includes case studies.
