anorexia nervosa

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anorexia nervosa

Everything you need to know about eating disorders

anorexia and bulimia
1999
Discusses eating disorders, the role of food in our lives, and how to stay healthy physically and mentally.

When food's a foe

how to confront and conquer eating disorders
1987
Examines the causes and effects of bulimia and anorexia and discusses ways in which these disorders can be prevented.

Solitaire

a narrative
1979
The author recounts the year she suffered from anorexia nervosa and explains how she recovered.

A trick of the light

Fifteen-year-old Mike desperately attempts to take control as his parents separate and his life falls apart.

Early disorder

1980
Unable to cope with the emotional turmoil of growing up, a 15-year-old gradually developing anorexia nervosa silently begs for but openly rejects help as she slowly starves herself.

Wasted

a memoir of anorexia and bulimia
2006
The author describes her troubled years with anorexia and bulimia, disorders she embraced until a bout with them during her college years changed her perspective.

The Hanged Man

1994
Having stopped eating after the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Laurel feels herself losing control of her life in the hot, magical world of Los Angeles.

Looks

2009
Two high school girls, one an anorexic poet and the other an obese loner, form an unlikely friendship.

Eating disorders

a hot issue
1999
Discusses various eating disorders, with an emphasis on anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and tells the stories of people who have suffered from them.

Understanding recovery from eating disorders

1999
Discusses different eating disorders including bulimia, anorexia, and compulsive exercise. Also describes some of the warning signals and physical symptoms of each disorder and the recovery process.

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