| Description |
191 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Contemporary issues companion
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index. |
| Contents |
Eating disorders : an overview / Linda Ciotola -- When food dominates / Tami J. Lyon -- An unhealthy obsession / Frances M. Berg -- ABCs of eating disorders / Lee Hoffman -- Not just a young woman's problem / Joel M. Roselin -- Dieting : a trigger for eating disorders / Beatrice Trum Hunter -- Cause for concern : overweight and obesity / The economist -- Why diets do not work / Linda Goodrich -- Problems with body image / Tori DeAngelis -- Why thin is in / Jill S. Zimmerman -- Why people overeat / Michelle Joy Levine -- A way of coping / Kathryn J. Zerbe -- Perfect ballet body / Kari Gim -- Eating-disordered male athlete / Michael Dobie -- What to do to help / Jean Antonello -- How treating anorexia has changed / Steven Levenkron -- Privacy not permitted : hospital days and nights / Marya Hornbacher -- Recovery hurts / Jane R. Kaplan -- What happens when insurance companies will not pay / Cynthia Fox -- Hooked on food : a bulimic's story / Kelly, as told to Sandy Fertman -- My daughter, my mother : our struggle with eating disorders / Rebecca Cohen and Tobin Levy -- From excess baggage to self-love and peace / Crystal J. Phillips, with Deborah Gregory -- Experiences of a male anorexic / Michael Krasnow -- Kirsten's story : a need for unconditional love and support / Peggy Claude-Pierre -- Controlled by food / Katie Street. |
| Subject |
Eating disorders.
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| Added Author |
Immell, Myra.
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| ISBN |
1565108957 (lib. : alk. paper) |
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1565108949 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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