Steven Levenkron
Anatomy of Anorexia offers up-to-date advice on how families can help their loved ones. Early diagnosis and treatment, and family participation, are crucial in preventing anorexia from becoming a chronic condition and can save the life of the anorexic. Writing for those who suffer from anorexia as well as their parents, friends and therapists, Steven Levenkron traces the stages of the disorder from an innocent desire to "lose a few pounds" to the lethal stage of the disease where the life of the victim is at stake. He discusses the multiple origins of this disorder: childhood trauma, society's role in demoralising girls and women by encouraging an obsession with body image, genetics, and familial origins. Included are segments of therapy sessions followed by discussions of what transpired between therapist and patient which reveal the benefit of the therapeutic relationship in treating anorexia. Anatomy of Anorexia demystifies a life-threatening disease, showing how the millions of girls and women who are afflicted with anorexia can be helped-and can look forward to rich and productive lives.
302pp, 8.5x6 ... Hardback
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Marlene Boskind-White, William C. White, William C. White Jr
This volume is an invaluable source of information on the dynamics of eating disorders, written by therapists who have long specialised in treating them. This accessible and empowering book provides important information on adolescent danger signals, socialisation and the family, physiological effects, the challenges of leaving home, drug therapy, and nutritional counselling. For the new edition of Bulimia Anorexia, Marlene Boskind-White has added material on brief outpatient therapy - which the authors pioneered and which is now often the only option under managed care - and the impact of new therapies and new drugs. She also includes a chapter on intensive psychotherapy with anorexics. With new material on the dangerous "thin is never thin enough" messages pervading our culture, she discusses the alarming increase in eating disorders and explains why they urgently need new attention as a feminist issue.
336pp ... Hardback
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Alexander R Lucas
Emotionally and physically devastating, anorexia nervosa is the third most common chronic illness in teenage girls, striking one in every 200 (boys only make up 10% of cases). And while there are a plethora of books on the subject, most are either personal accounts of recovery or attempts to explain the disease from only one perspective, be it psychoanalytic, behavioral, cultural, or biological. Now, in this much-needed resource, Alexander Lucas draws on 40 years of experience, mostly at the Mayo Clinic, to offer clear guidance and authoritative advice on how to overcome anorexia nervosa. Based on his own unique research with thousands of patients, and striking a careful balance between psychological, cultural, and biological approaches, Dr. Lucas demystifies this seemingly irrational disease and guides parents through the harrowing process of recovery. The book defines anorexia, illustrates how it can evolve and how common it really is, and outlines every part of the treatment process, from the early warning signs that parents should watch out for, to the initial evaluation, to specific treatment plans. Dr. Lucas emphasizes the patient's role in defining the healing process, with the support of the family and medical team. Throughout the book, he counsels optimism, stressing that in spite of the destructive power of the disease, most who suffer from anorexia nervosa fully recover and are able to live normal, healthy, and productive lives. Remainder mark.
192pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Hardback
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