268 pg, paper '01

This authoritative and compassionate guide gives families, friends, and sufferers themselves the help they need. Written by two experts in the field of eating disorders who have already helped thousands return to healthy lives, this complete resource includes first-person case histories and explains:

– What bulimia is and how people get hooked on a binge-purge cycle
– The invisible causes of anorexia and bulimia
– The medical effects of anorexia and bulimia
– Why many eating disorders go unnoticed by parents, teachers, and friends - and how you can recognize them
– How you, or someone you know, can stop focusing on food and reawaken to feelings of belonging and love
– Where to go for professional help

CONTENTS:

Part I – Understanding Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
1 – The Basics
2 – Slender Chances: The Dangers of Anorexia Nervosa
3 – Why Bulimia is So Destructive

Part II – Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: The Private Stories
4 – Narrow Escape: Karen’s Story
5 – The Picture of Health: Jeanette’s Story
6 – Rituals: Steven’s Story

Part III – The Process of Healing: Treatment That Works
7 – What Treatment Involves: Understanding the Process
8 – Personal Power: One Key to Treatment That Works
9 – Biofeedback: What Is It, and How Does it Help?
10 – Coming Back from the Brink: Leslie’s Diary of Hospital Care
11 – Treatment and Recovery: The Two Go Hand in Hand

Part IV   For Parents, Teachers, and Friends: What You Do Can Really Help
12 – You Aren’t All Alone” A Message From Parents to Parents
13 – How Every Teacher Can Help by Robert Richin, MA
14 – When You Think Your Friend Has an Eating Disorder

Part V – Pulling Together: Defeating Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
Part VI – Resources