Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-330) and index.
Contents
A culture of discontent-why midlife and why now? -- Defining the disorders-what are these eating and feeding disorders? -- What's different about midlife eating disorders? -- The face of eating disorders in men -- The changing context of eating disorders -- Genes and environment at any age -- Partners suffer -- Pregnancy, childbirth, and eating disorders -- Parenting with an eating disorder -- Motivators for recovery -- Finding compassionate care -- It's not a life sentence, and recovery is not solitary confinement.