Full Description
Eating disorders vary in severity from developmental difficulties in adolescence which may be transitory, to serious and chronic mental illnesses. The Anorexic Mind offers a coherent approach to these difficult and demanding problems, always underlining the point that while many of the manifestations are physical, eating disorders have the
Contents
Series Editor's Preface -- Introduction -- Historical perspectives and contemporary debates -- Psychotherapy -- Eating disorders and object relations -- The sexual and emotional development of girls -- Anorexia and femininity -- Life and death -- Assessment -- Concluding thoughts and future speculations
