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Author : Maureen Ardell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book Portrait of an Anorexic written by Maureen Ardell and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0689852169
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (898 download)
Download or read book Inside Out written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-07-24 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a look inside the author's battle with anorexia and bulimia.
Author : Michael Krasnow
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317823222
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book My Life as a Male Anorexic written by Michael Krasnow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Life as a Male Anorexic is a uniquely male point of view of anorexia nervosa. It is the autobiographical account of a young man’s ongoing struggle with anorexia. Michael shared his story as part of the featured health segment “Men Dying to be Thin” on WSVN Channel 7 News in Miami, Florida, in May 1997. Michael Krasnow has had anorexia since 1984, and he chronicles his daily struggles, feelings, and experiences in this book. He writes in a relaxed, easygoing manner that makes the book appealing to all readers. While ignoring statistics and not pretending to be an expert on the disorder, Michael simply tells readers what his life is like and how anorexia has affected--even controlled--it. As of today, Michael has maintained his weight at 75 pounds on a 5-foot, 9-inch frame. Anyone who suffers, or anyone who knows someone who suffers from, anorexia will learn that male anorexia is a serious problem and that there needs to be psychological and medical help for the boys and men who struggle with anorexia. As Michael begins his book, “For years, anorexia existed, but very few people knew of it. Women who suffered from it did not realize that they were not alone. Eventually, as more became known and anorexia became more publicized, a greater number of women came forward to seek help, no longer feeling that they would be considered strange or outcasts from society. Maybe with the publication of this book, more men with the problem will realize that they are not alone either, and that they do not suffer from a ‘woman’s disease.’They can come forward without worrying about embarrassment.” Michael’s story will baffle, frustrate, sadden, and irritate readers, whether they are interested in the human side of Michael’s story, whether they are workers in the medical field--psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, aides, social workers, mental health counselors--or whether they are teachers, coworkers, friends, or relatives of a male with anorexia. My Life as a Male Anorexic begins to shed light on the little-known or discussed problem of male anorexia nervosa.
Author : Andrée Dignon
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783039110759
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)
Download or read book All of Me written by Andrée Dignon and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anorexia is one of the most puzzling illnesses of our time. Recent decades have seen a growth in the disorder which now affects more than one in 100 women. This book presents compelling new data from 104 anorexics that challenges established opinion about what kind of people contract the disorder. Writing from a sociological perspective, the author asks if medical definitions of anorexia always reflect patients' experiences and if the 'stereotype' of the anorexic as a 'fat phobic', middle-class adolescent is genuinely supported by data. By combining moving testimony in patients' own words together with demographic findings and sociological comment, the author demonstrates that all kinds of women from all sorts of backgrounds can and do develop anorexia. The author offers a new perspective that demands a more inclusive definition of the disorder, which reflects the moving accounts presented in this book. She shows that the causes of anorexia are as varied as the patients who experience it.
Author : Paula Saukko
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791478300
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)
Download or read book The Anorexic Self written by Paula Saukko and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2008-05-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally, women's eating disorders are thought to be strongly influenced by media images idealizing a normative thin female body. Taking a different approach, The Anorexic Self critically examines diagnostic and popular discourses on anorexia that construct narrow and ideal notions of the female self. Paula Saukko analyzes the personal and political implications of discourses on the anorexic self in multiple contexts, including her own experience of being diagnosed anorexic; psychiatrist Hilde Bruch's postwar research on anorexia; and media coverage of Karen Carpenter, Princess Diana, and other women with eating disorders. Saukko traces the history of the discourses from postwar idealization of masculine autonomy to postindustrial valorization of feminine flexibility, and also explores their politically progressive and psychologically healing—as well as sexist and humiliating—dimensions. Drawing on narrative therapy, dialogic theory, and multisited ethnography, The Anorexic Self cultivates a less judgmental and more self-reflexive way of relating to ourselves, others, and societies in which we live.
Author : Suzanne Stewart
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1453517898
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (535 download)
Download or read book A Critical Wound written by Suzanne Stewart and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-11-28 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written for the millions of those, both young and old, who are afflicted with or deal with a loved one who has fallen victim to an eating disorder, but continue to hide their pain. Written in novel form it is intended to be a fascinating, yet frightening story of four individuals, as they go through their day to day lives, trying to deal with their illness. Knowing that what they are doing is wrong, but initially afraid to get the help they so desperately need. Eating Disorders are never cured, only controlled and so many people have the wrong idea or stereotype of those afflicted. They are not bad kids or adults, just trying to get attention, it is so much more than that. Eating Disorders are valid illnesses. Whether one is under or overweight, it could be due to any number of things. Sexual and emotional abuse is among the top five, as well as drug and exercise abuse and of course peer pressure. The psyche allows us to believe that weight is one thing we can have absolute control over and thus victims pride themselves in acquiring that control. Victims and their families, must be educated, to help identify a problem that is starting or exists and in seeking help before it goes beyond critical to a fatal wound.
Author : Martha D. Spier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Anorexia Nervosa written by Martha D. Spier and published by . This book was released on 1975* with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Katie Metcalfe
Publisher : Headline Accent
ISBN 13 : 1429405368
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (294 download)
Download or read book Anorexia written by Katie Metcalfe and published by Headline Accent. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katie Metcalfe takes readers through the daily struggle with this potentially lethal obsession. It is a harrowing account of her triumphs and tragedies on the long road to recovery after being hospitalized at 15. We learn of Katie's constant battle with 'the voice' when her pride at improving her health is overshadowed by the fear of over eating. It is a story of a young girl at war with herself and anyone who fights to keep her alive. However, Katie Metcalfe's book is more than a personal journey - it is the story of the impact of her illness on her family. With remarkable candour Katie's parents and siblings tell of the shocking impact on close relatives - when anorexia creates a stranger in the family. Katie's honesty combined with her talent for writing, gives a real sense of the horror of anorexia and its power to dominate lives. It is a true account of a family's hard won victory over a disease that kills.
Author : Ellen Cole
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317823559
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Anorexia Nervosa and Recovery written by Ellen Cole and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the voices of twenty-one women, Karen Way presents the most objective, complete, and compassionate picture of what anorexia nervosa is about and, more importantly, of the complex individual variables and obstacles in the journey to recovery. From the premise that anorexia nervosa is an addiction--an obsession controlling all aspects of an individual’s life--and that complete recovery is possible by finding meaning in life, this enlightening book contrasts sharply to other books written on the subject by clinicians and theorists which merely speculate on the nature and etiology of anorexia nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa and Recovery lets the reader hear the personal struggles of women who have fought this powerful disease. They describe how anorexia controlled their lives and how, once they overcame their obsessions with food, weight, and thinness, they were able to lead fulfilling lives. This illuminating book encourages and inspires women who are in the throes of anorexia nervosa. They will recognize the emptiness in the voices and the descriptions of daily life. Therapists and clinicians who treat anorexic women will find intriguing chapters on events which trigger anorexia and what anorexics will do to maintain their strategies for coping. Concerned friends and family and others interested in understanding this controlling disease will be enlightened from this important and helpful book.
Author : Fritz Liedtke
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781491020784
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Skeleton in the Closet written by Fritz Liedtke and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intimate portraits of women and men struggling with the secrets of anorexia and bulimia is both fine art monograph and memoir.
Author : Tammy Nelson
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
ISBN 13 : 1572246073
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (722 download)
Download or read book What's Eating You? written by Tammy Nelson and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about eating disorders for teenagers.
Author : Susan R. Makin
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781853028052
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (28 download)
Download or read book More Than Just a Meal written by Susan R. Makin and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Makin here explores how art therapies can be integrated into a multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of eating disorders, in conjunction with medical programmes. She discusses the creative work and personal accounts of around thirty patients, examining their use of media, imagery and symbolism.
Author : Lisa Hinz
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1846425433
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (464 download)
Download or read book Drawing from Within written by Lisa Hinz and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006-07-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from Within is an introductory guide for those wanting to explore the use of art with clients with eating disorders. Art therapy is a particularly effective therapeutic intervention for this group, as it allows them to express uncomfortable thoughts and feelings through artistic media rather than having to explain them verbally. Lisa D. Hinz outlines the areas around which the therapist can design effective treatment programmes, covering family influences, body image, self-acceptance, problem solving and spirituality. Each area is discussed in a separate chapter and is accompanied by suggestions for exercises, with advice on materials to use and how to implement them. Case examples show how a therapy programme can be tailored to the individual client and photographs of client artwork illustrate the text throughout. Practical and accessible to practitioners at all levels of experience, this book gives new hope to therapists and other mental health professionals who want to explore the potential of using art with clients with eating disorders.
Author : Holly-Lynn Busier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (375 download)
Download or read book Beyond the Yellow Brick Road written by Holly-Lynn Busier and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alyssa Biederman
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595341470
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)
Download or read book My Rory written by Alyssa Biederman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I keep trying to remind myself that a number on a scale doesn't make up who I am. My weight shouldn't control my mind, but it does. I wish everything about this eating disorder would just end, but I fear that in many ways it never will." Alyssa Biederman's compelling journey through anorexia began her junior year in high school. From the outside looking in, she appeared to have it all. Raised in an affluent community, Alyssa was involved in both her community and school. She was an honor roll student, on the school newspaper staff and four-year varsity letter winner in tennis. Yet, despite her picture perfect life, this natural beauty was unable to see herself the way others did. What started as a quest to lose a couple pounds soon became a dangerous obsession. Alyssa's emotional struggle with anorexia is revealed in the personal journal she affectionately refers to as My Rory. Named after the friend she pushed away while battling to find herself, this journal is a heart-wrenching account of the confused inner mind of a teenage eating disorder victim. This story is a must read for anyone suffering from an eating disorder and their family and friends wishing to understand and support them. My Rory captures a rare glimpse of the inner feelings and thoughts of both an anorexic and her family as they battle toward recovery.
Author : Lucille Cairns
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1802076484
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Eating Disorders in Contemporary French Women’s Writing written by Lucille Cairns and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating Disorders in Contemporary French Women’s Writing examines the most common types of Eating Disorders (EDs) - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa/bulimarexia, and binge eating disorder - as represented in contemporary French women’s literature. The primary corpus comprises 40 autobiographical (and very occasionally autofictional) texts complemented by ample reference, and sometimes challenge, to clinical, medically-researched based, or theoretical publications on EDs.
Author : Shani Raviv
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1631521403
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)
Download or read book Being Ana written by Shani Raviv and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shani Raviv is a misfit teen whose peer-pressured diet spirals down into full-blown anorexia nervosa—something no one in her early-nineties, local South African community knows anything about. Fourteen-year-old Shani spends the next six years being “Ana” (as many anorexics call it), on the run from her feelings. She goes from aerobics addict to Israeli soldier to rave bunny to wannabe reborn, using sex, drugs, exercise and, above all, starvation, to numb out everything along the way. But one night, at age twenty, Shani faces the rude awakening that if she doesn’t slow down, break her denial, and seek help, she will starve to death. Three years later, her hardest journey of all begins: the journey to let go of being Ana and learn to love herself. Being Ana is an exploration into the soul and psyche of a young woman wrestling with anorexia’s demons—one that not only exposes the real horrors of a day in the life of an anorexic girl but also reveals the courage it takes to stop fighting and find healing.
