In recent years, there has been an explosion in the numbers of men with eating disorders, body image conflicts, compulsive exercise, and obesity. Long thought to be "women's issues," these are now actually hidden problems for millions of men. Therapists are seeing 50% more men for evaluation and treatment for eating disorders than ten years ago, and experts believe this number may be the tip of the iceberg.
"Men feel stigmatized about having these 'women's diseases' and have been reluctant to seek help," explains Arnold Andersen, M.D., co-author of Making Weight, the first book on the subject of men's problems with food, weight, shape, and appearance. Men have been ignored because clinicians have not thought of them as having these kinds of problems, and men have been too embarrassed to seek treatment... Read More >>
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Making Weight
Edited by Arnold E. Andersen, M.D., by Leigh Cohn, M.A.T., Thomas Holbrook, M.D.
Price: $14.95 $11.96
Practical solutions for men who are suffering from anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, excessive exercise, steroid abuse...<more info>
The Invisible Man
by John F. Morgan
Price: $24.95
This is a practical problem-focused self-help manual from the UK is for men with eating disorders and body image problems...<more info>
Adonis Complex
by Harrison G. Pope, Jr., MD, Katharine A. Phillips, MD, Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D.
Price: $14.00
From compulsive weightlifting to steroid use, from hair plugs to cosmetic surgery, growing numbers of men are taking the quest for perfect muscles...<more info>
Body Image for Boys
by Films For The Humanities
Price: $89.95
This video explores some of the issues facing boys today as they are exposed to an increasing flood of media-generated images of male physical perfection...<more info>
Counseling for ED's in Men
by Richard Bryant-Jefferies
Price: $38.00
This professional book aims to demonstrate the counselor's application of the person-centered approach (PCA) in working with men...<more info>
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