Gaining The Truth about Life after Eating Disorders

Name: Gaining The Truth about Life after Eating Disorders
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ISBN: 9780446694827

ISBN-10: 0446694827

ISBN-13: 9780446694827

Edition: Revised

Authors: Aimee Liu

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Aimee Liu, who wrote Solitaire , the first-ever memoir of anorexia, in 1979, returns to the subject nearly three decades later and shares her story and those of the many women in her age group of life beyond this life-altering ailment. She has extensively researched the origins and effects of both anorexia and bulimia, and dispels many commonly held myths about these diseases with the persuasive conclusion that anorexia is a result of personality. Key revelations include: the temperament required for eating disorders,the long-term effects of eating disorders on health, brain function, relationships and career,why some individuals recover while others relapse, and why many relapse in…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: 1/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Author's Note


Introduction: To Gain Is Good



Know Thyself: Temperamental Truths



Connecting the Dots: A Genetic Link



Portrait of a Hunger Artist: The Face of Fear



The Laws of Perfection: Obsession and Compulsion



Wanting for Nothing: Avoidance



Good Bad Girls: Shame



The Physics of Normalcy: Personal Relationship



A Certain Self: Identity and Independence



Terms of Endearment: Family Dynamics



Growing Children: Parenthood



Love and Other Terrors: Honor and Intimacy



A Wider World: Consumer Society and Body Image



Consuming Passions: Competing for Health



The Wisdom of Age: Maturity in a Youth Culture



Gaining Power: Becoming Agents for Change


Acknowledgments



Resources for Information and Activism



Suggestions for Parents


Selected Bibliography


Index


Reading Group Guide