anorexia nervosa

Examines the causes and effects of bulimia and anorexia and discusses ways in which these disorders can be prevented.

Presents a history of women's food refusal which began in the sixteenth century and examines anorexia nervosa, it's emergence as a disease, and the way doctors treat it.

Presents Cherry Boone O'Neill's battle with anorexia nervosa, a compulsion to be perfect, including "perfectly" slim.

Provides information about bulimia and anorexia for women who either suffer with the eating disorders or who recognize their vulnerability to problems with food; and addresses the concerns of families and friends involved with bulimarexic and prebulimarexic women.

Presents the private journal of Jennifer Hendricks, who lost her battle against anorexia at age twenty-five and illustrates her emotional struggles and the destructive conflicts within herself that ravaged her body.

Provides information on how to recognize eating disorders and their symptoms, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating, and also offers treatment programs.

Describes different kinds of eating disorders, why they occur, and what can be done about them.

A girl who suffers from anorexia struggles to deal with the problem.

Raine has good grades, great friends, and an adoring boyfriend, but she really wants to be pretty and thin.