Contains nineteen essays that present varying perspectives on anorexia nervosa and bulimia, providing an overview of the diseases, and also discussing causes, symptoms, treatment options, controversies, and personal experiences.
A collection of stories, poems, and first-person accounts that offer an inside view into the world of men and women suffering from anorexia and bulimia, and explore the most effective tactics for helping them.
Emma Woolf chronicles her effort to beat her anorexia, which at its peak had her eating only a single apple per day. Woolf charts her gradual progress and how she learned to appreciate her body and find the will to focus more on her weight.
Working as a mother's helper in New York City, fifteen-year-old Sarah finds herself caught in the middle of a troubled relationship between an eccentric writer and her anorexic daughter.
Eleven-year-old Jasmine Harwood struggles with feeling accepted by her friends and classmates at school, but Jasmine thinks she has found an outlet for her frustrations when she begins to severely control her diet.
"With this second edition, the author, a recovered anorexic, draws upon her own experience with the disorder and with treatment, and has combined this with extensive research to produce a comprehensive account of the symptoms, causes and treatments of anorexia nervosa. It includes a directory of organizations for treatment of eating disorders and resources for information and referral"--Provided by publisher.
