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PAINFUL TRUTH
All i can say is that this book describes the mental process of what i would assume any person either male or female suffer from. I my self have live with an ED for several years and have waited for a book that takes the male point of view. The internal conversations within him self hit home to such a degree that sometimes it feels like its my own life. I highly reccomend this book to all men who struggle with an ED as well as all women. Good luck and god bless

A glimpse within the mind of the mental ill
Having years of experience in an acute care psychiatric setting, I'm not familiar with any other book that so deftly describes the internal dialogue between thisyoung man's mental illness, and his weakened will to survive.Too often, people who have never experienced a mental illness don't understand the extreme difficulty sufferers experience. Much of their suffering comes on the battlefront of the mind.How the author eventually wins that battle makes this book a must read for anyone with an eating disorder.Families and professionals will also appreciate the frustrating battles his family endures, but also how important patience is with those who suffer from an eating disorder.It's a great book. ... Read more

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Praise for the first edition:

"...this thoroughly researched and very detailed book provides the serious student of eating disorders with a great deal of useful and constructive information...it provides a complete picture of the individual sufferer's dilemma and notes the wide-ranging behavioural patterns that can occur in these conditions...The authors have made extensive use of their own experiences {of helping people recover} which help to illustrate their findings in a most straightforward and enlightening manner." - British Review of Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa

"This brilliant book helped me and my family to see that the illness is so much more than an effort to control weight. Sharing the book could also provide you with an excellent channel of communication." - The Guardian

"...many therapists would benefit from reading this book. If more helpers treated their patients with the authors' degree of empathy and integrity, treatment of anorexia nervosa would take a huge step forward." - Society for the Advancement of Research into Anorexia

"...a detailed and comprehensive guide to theories of causation, intervention and therapy. It discusses methods of treatment, help, and self-motivation in this demanding field of psychology, medicine and counselling." - Nursing Textbook Review

This new edition continues the outstanding tradition of excellence for which Duker and Slade's Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: How to Help is internationally recognised. Updated to meet contemporary concerns, this book is a 'must' for anyone who wants to do something practical about anorexia nervosa/bulimia.

Its unique contribution is the now widely acknowledged whirlpool theory which unifies the physiological and psychological aspects of the illness. This provides much needed alternatives for the helpers who are all too often drawn into coercing the sufferer to eat, which is psychologically destructive, or ignoring the physical aspects of the problem which can be dangerous. It also offers a basis for resolving continuing medical and legal dilemmas. To illustrate their approach, the authors draw extensively on their own research and many years of experience providing effective therapy. There is no other book that attends in such detail to the minute steps involved in leaving an anorexic/bulimic lifestyle behind.

As incidence of all forms of the illness continues to increase, this new edition is more relevant than ever. ... Read more

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Facing the Sunshine is a true account of a journey towell-being following a childhood lost in the shadows of sexual abuse. Atage sixteen, Sara Jane Thornton left home and spiraled intoself-starvation, which nearly took her life. Hospitalized for two yearsafter a suicide attempt at age twenty-one, she was subjected to seclusion,shock therapy, restraint with medication, and other adverse treatments.Aided finally by psychotherapy, self-empowering, strength-basedinteractions, and her own innate resilience and determination, she defiedexpectations and was discharged. A failed attempt to live independentlythen convinced her to move in with her father, her abuser of many years,where she compiled this book. Merging her past with the present, shesucceeded in shaping a radiant and meaningful future. ... Read more

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A powerful and ultimately inspirational tale of learning
Facing the Sunshine: A Young Woman's Emergence From the Shadows of Sexual Abuse and Anorexia is the true-life memoir of author Sarah Jane Thornton, whose childhood was savaged by the specter of sexual abuse. At age sixteen, she fled home and began to systematically starve herself, which nearly killed her; hospitalized for two years after a suicide attempt at age twenty-one, she was subjected to seclusion, shock therapy, restraint with medication, and other questionable treatments. It was psychotherapy that gradually succeeded in helping her, along with self-empowering interactions and her own inner strength. Surpassing expectations, she earned her own right to be discharged, and as an adult found it possible to live with her father and former abuser, discovering the healing power of forgiveness and looking toward a better future. A powerful and ultimately inspirational tale of learning to enjoy and cherish life despite years of suffering past.
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“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.”

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I loved this book!
This was a great book!I recommend this book to teachers, counselors, parents and teenagers.Gives great personal insight as well as hope to those suffering from anorexia and other eating disorders.

Excellent Book!
I loved this book and highly recommend it to anyone struggling with an eating disorder.I cried, I laughed and I felt for the author as she and her family struggled with anorexia.I greatly admire the author's strength and have shared it with several friends.Finally, a book that truly displays the struggle ananorexic faces first hand!

Great reality book about anorexia
I am a 17 year old recovering anorexic and I really enjoyed this book.I have experienced much of the same turmoil as the author and it helped having someoneto relate to.Many people let me down along the way also including my school counselors and so-called friends.They just didn't understand what it is like living with an eating disorder. I had counseling which was good, but it reached a point where I realized I needed to help myself. Again, I could totally relate to the author.My parents and good friends supported me all the way. I don't think I would be here without them. Anorexia is a lonely disorder because very few people understand it.This book was good for me. It also gave me continued hope. I admire the author's strength and courage to talk openly about anorexia. I wish the book was longer and had more stories about her daily struggle.I recommend this book!

A must read for all teenage girls
Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down.I could relate to the author so well. I never thought anyone understood what I am going through until now.It helped me so much to realize I am not alone.Ihighly recommend this book to teenage girls and their parents. ... Read more

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Why are so many women and girls distressed about their bodies, about food and about being a woman? The Thin Woman offers new feminist and post-structuralist insights into the problems of anorexia nervosa.

Helen Malson draws on historical and contemporary literature to complement the findings of her own original research, based on the findings from a series of interviews with women diagnosed as anorexic. What does the medical profession "know" about anorexia? This volume questions the diagnosis of this eating disorder as a medical pathology, and asks the best way to understand this problem. In reviewing the history of diagnosis concerning anorexia along with her interviews, we can begin to see the problem as one socially situated in the conceptions of gender, subjectivity and control. ... Read more

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A Breathe of Fresh Air for Anorexia in the Social Sciences.
A bible for any academic working on eating disorders within a poststructurlist framework. Foucault is synthesized particularly well, while poststructuralism as a broader approach Malson employs perfectly to frame conceptually and navigate thoroughly the topic of anorexia. Malson investigates the topic of anorexia employing a 'feminist-poststructuralist-social-psychological' toolbox. The result is impressive; she delivers a collection of innovative and highly developed analyses and conclusions that shed new light on the old and offer a host of varied and original interpretations on the subject at hand.

A bible also, for any clinician working with this population, especially those who practice from a feminist perspective. A invaluable reference for the social sciences, this text breathes a heavy dose of fresh air over current research on anorexia. Importantly, Malson fills a niche,long awaited by some in academia, as she covers not only a specific corner of women's psychological health but also approaches it with theoretical specificity. The topic of anorexia specifically benefits from a postmodern perspective as analyses are performed with adament consideration of multiplicity, that embrace contradiction as a window of information, rather than neglecting or negating its existence as to secure the strength and validity of their conclusions.

Thank you, Helen

read it (with a dictionary)
The book is good, but be warned: the language is not intended for the lay person.This is even more unfortunate, because the author has really great, wellbuilt arguments. They sometimes get lost in the jargon of academia.Still, I have gone back to it many times as a reference.The historical research is unparalleled, and fascinating to find examples of aesceticism and self-stavation in the middle ages, for example.It's brave to take the unapologetic step into examining thinness as an aesthetic. Definitely worth it. ... Read more

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This book concentrates on anorexia nervosa and related eating disorders in children. It is the first book that looks specifically at childhood onset anorexia nervosa and eating disorders. The Editors' aim has been to integrate theory, research and practice. The book shows how varied and complex the eating disorders of childhood and early adolescence are.

It includes a detailed review of the classification, epidemiology, causation and presentation of the various eating disorders. The opening chapter is written by the mother of a young sufferer, and describes in detail her experiences as well as those of other mothers in similar situations. The latter half of the book is devoted to a very practical description of the treatment techniques for these problems. ... Read more

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Emotionally and physically devastating, anorexia nervosa is the third most common chronic illness in teenage girls, striking one in every two hundred (boys only make up 10% of all cases). And while there are many books on the subject, most are either personal accounts of recovery or attempts to explain the disease from only one perspective, be it psychoanalytic, behavioral, cultural, or biological. Now, in this much-needed resource, Dr. Alexander Lucas draws on 40 years of experience mostly at the Mayo Clinic to offer clear guidance and authoritative advice on how to overcome anorexia nervosa. Based on his own unique research with thousands of patients, and striking a careful balance between psychological, cultural, and biological approaches, Dr. Lucas demystifies this seemingly irrational disease and guides parents through the harrowing process of recovery. The book defines anorexia, illustrates how it can evolve and how common it really is, and outlines every part of the treatment process, from the early warning signs that parents should watch out for, to the initial evaluation, to specific treatment plans. Dr. Lucas emphasizes the patient's role in defining the healing process, with the support of the family and medical team. Throughout the book, he counsels optimism, stressing that in spite of the destructive power of the disease, most who suffer from anorexia nervosa fully recover and are able to live normal, healthy, and productive lives. In his new Introduction, Dr. Lucas stressesthe need for controlled studies of treatment in anorexia nervosa, and reiterates the hard truth that anorexia will always be a complex disorder that takes time and patience to overcome.For anyone seeking level-headed, medically sound, and comprehensive guidance on the most effective treatments for this life-threatening disorder, Demystifying Anorexia Nervosa offers a wealth of reliable, reassuring information. "A clear, informative book for every patient and parent to read and for every physician to recommend." --Lenore Terr, M.D. "A must-read for patients and family as well as clinicians who want a concise, balanced, and up-to-date discussion of the art and science of the treatment of anorexia nervosa." --L. K. George Hsu, M.D. ... Read more

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A book directed chiefly to the families of Anorexia Nervosa
20 years ago being a parent to an Anorexia Nervosa patient often meant being subjected to scrutiny bordering onassumption that there must be some family "problem", overenmeshment etc. causing the child's illness.Dr. Luca's book sets the story straight and is genuinely helpful to parent's struggling with this disorder in an offspring, e.g. p 17, "Work with patient's) parents focused on helping them to cope better with Andrea's illness and on assuring them that they were not at fault."

This book is written in a very readable style and, reflecting Dr. Luca's academic credentials, it is accurate and informative.
I enthusiastically recommend it to my patients & their families.

Well written with a warm bedside manner
This book offers lots of information, backed by both scientific sources and the author's personal experience as a physician.But what I appreciated most was the author's calm and reassuring tone.The book lives up to its subtitle, An Optimistic Guide to Understanding and Healing.Although Lucas describes admittedly alarming situations in detail, he does not sensationalize the disease.Instead he presents a very human side of both the victims and the loved ones (usually the parents).

I found that Demystifying Anorexia Nervosa is an excellent complement to Ellyn Satter's books about children's eating and the "division of responsibility" idea.Lucas, like Satter, place great importance on respecting the individual and the individual's desire to make decisions for him/herself.(For those who have not read Satter's books, they describe how to have the right feeding relationship with your child, and also offer excellent practical advice on feeding babies through school age children.) ... Read more

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"[Jennifer Hendricks] ... fought to be cured of anorexia nervosa. But as the diary she kept shows, a widespread lack of understanding about eating disorders and scattergun treatment programs make the battle almost insurmountable . . . a sorrow to read."

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terribly out of date
I am just starting down the long road of treating anorexia. Believe it or not, my father, at the ripe age of 86, has developed a severe case. Not knowing much about the disorder, I bought books and started reading. This was the third book I read. I got it because it was about a father/daughter and thought it might shed some light on what was coming for us. But by page 36 I was questioning the "treatment" Jenny was getting. I found myself, even with my limited knowledge of the disorder, questioning what kind of therapist would ever say or do some of the things that were happening here. Finally, by around 50 pages into the book it dawned on me that despite a 2003 publication date, these events must have happened decades ago. It was hard to find the years these things happened in, in her journal entries you see only months/days. Eventually, by mentioning a movie she went to see and by closely looking at the clothing and hair style on the cover photo, it became clear these events took place in the 70's and 80's. Now these ridiculous "treatments" and "approaches" made sense, the knowledge base and treatment facilities at that time was in it's infancy.



Unfortunately, I was not interested in knowing how things were done 25 years ago when this disorder first became public, I need to know what to expect today. So while it is an interesting read, the "wasteland" of treatments they speak of is from the 70's and 80's and not current. I feel that should have been made perfectly clear early on and it is not.

Important voice to be heard
Slim to none is the diary of an anorexia patient, Jennifer Hendricks. This is a difficult and frustrating read. Jenny is totally confused through must of the book, due, not only by her severe eating disorder, but also through all the crazy "therapies" to try to heal her. It is an important story to be told to see just how misunderstood the disease was, even by doctors. Everyone had a different idea on how to heal Jenny, and most of them exceeding is only making her worse. The worst shame of it all is that Jenny tried so hard for so long and spent most of those years that she writes about, in one hospital or another. The last years of her life are revolved around her troubled thoughts and lost hopes of a normal life. I think this book is important for all doctors and families of people struggling with eating disorders. Also, anyone who is studying about eating disorders. As far as the story part of the book goes, it is repetitious, especially in the beginning, but keep reading, it is worth it in the end.

Like reading my own diaries from the past
I am a recovering anorexic. I was hospitalized numerous times before something inside of my mine just snapped and I was ready to let go. Really ready. And I am one of the very few lucky ones.

I love this book. Jennifer's father reminds me of my own and the struggle he put up to keep me alive.

My father never gave up. Jennifer's father held on until the very end when he finally gave in and knew she was going to die. My heart breaks for him, and for Jennifer.

Eating disorder treatment has come a LONG way since Jennifer's struggle, but it is still severely flawed. Insurance companies are atrocious and refuse to pay for long term care. Families without means to pay for repeated and extended treatment are left stranded. Every single person in my family, including extended family, took out a loan and combined their money to pay for my treatments. One private hospital took me in for free after my dad pleaded with them and my doctors had said I would die. This hospital, my family's love, and luck saved my life.

It shouldn't be so difficult to obtain treatment for a fatal disease. That's the message Jennifer's father is trying to get across. I've read some other reviews who express concern that people criticize treatment, and may be less inclined to seek it after reading this book. But I think it is a powerful statement that has been a long time in coming.

When are we going to view eating disorders as biological illnesses that cause psychological illness? When are the doctors and hospitals and insurance companies, not to mention society in general, going to see eating disorders for what they are?

Medical. Fatal. Diseases.

Like cancer of the mind. They must be fought early and aggressively. And it must be POSSIBLE to do that. For anyone who suffers with an eating disorder.

Thank you, Mr. Hendricks, for writing this book. Thank you.

If I could give it less than one star I would
I'm sorry, but there is nooooooooooooo way this book is better than Wasted.As a memoir junkie, I read pretty much everything that comes out, and as an ED sufferer Iof course read every ED memoir.I could barely even make it through this one; the only reason I did is that I paid for it in hardcover.It is ridiculously trite, annoying, and the dialogue is almost laughably bad. It's just absurd; I rolled my eyes so much I felt like I could twirl pasties with them.

Rock on with your bad self, Marya Hornbacher.

A Sad Chronicle of a 10-Year Suicide
Out of a sea of hundreds of titles on anorexia nervosa, Slim to None serves as a heartbreaking reminder of a cold reality. For every recovering anorexic who achieves long-term health, there are untold numbers of others who don't make it. There's an old saying among therapists that there are four barriers to recovery--health, wealth, youth, and brains. Unfortunately for Jennifer Hendricks, she had an abundance of all four. Part Shakespearean-style tragedy and part psychiatric case study, Jen's story is both fascinating and disturbing all at once. With the loving help of her father Gordon, Jen's voice rises from the grave through a series of journals kept over a ten-year period, from her high school days until her untimely death at age 25.

On the surface, the Hendrickses lived a life you see only on television. A close-knit family with five children (Jen is #3), the father had a nice steady job; the mother devoted herself to home and church. The two oldest children had already spread their wings and headed off to college. Jen herself was an honor student who later graduated valedictorian of her high school class. She had everything to live for. So what on earth would cause Jen to develop such strong pervasive feelings of disgust and self-loathing and to wish she were dead? There is no single answer, although her therapists certainly tried to invent one.

Jen bounced from many psychiatrists, therapists, and treatment centers. At one point she encountered a rather bizarre self-proclaimed faith healer, who attempted to perform a slipshod exorcism. Nothing seemed to help. Anorexia is like alcoholism in many ways. It is strong, chronic, and vexing, and it defies rehabilitation. There is considerable debate over whether anorexia has a biological base, is an outward symptom of deeper pathology, or is the result of external conditioning in a society obsessed with weight and beauty. Does an anorexic really "choose" to stay sick? Jen tries repeatedly to answer these questions herself. Maybe deep down she truly wanted death, because she lacked the inner resources to cope with life. Jen tried to hasten the process on a couple of occasions by cutting herself or swallowing pills. But she survived every overt suicide attempt, as someone always found her in time.

Although anorexia literally means "without appetite," Jen was hungry, hungry, HUNGRY. Starved for love and approval, she seeks them from an emotionally distant mother and equally distant and sometimes cruel psychiatrists and mental health workers. Jen often flashbacks to graphic images of profound physical and sexual abuse suffered at the hands of both relatives and family friends. In some parts though, it would appear that Jen developed a severe case of False Memory Syndrome. I personally believe she was somehow traumatized as a child; however, her memories may have been magnified and embellished in therapy. One reviewer surmised that Jen had Borderline Personality Disorder; while Jen may have displayed BPD characteristics, I am not qualified to make such an assessment. There is no doubt that Jen had Major Depression, and no one could come up with an effective treatment plan.

Jen may have reached numeric adulthood, but she remained a child, both in body and in mind, and a wounded child at that. She kept saying she wanted to get better, but anorexia was too ingrained in her very identity. And no one would or could help her carve out a new self-image that did not include anorexia. By the time Jen reached a real turning point--that she was "sick and tired of being sick and tired," and we see a true glimmer of hope for the first time ever, it is too late. Jen's body shuts down, tormented from years of abuse and having cannibalized itself just to make it to the next day. There was nothing left.

Overall, I am glad I read this book, for giving me new insights into the mystery of anorexia. Jen left us a valuable gift. However, my criticisms are based mainly on presentation and style. There were times when Jen went for months without a single entry. Gordon Hendricks attempts to fill in the gaps by recreating scenes and dialog that he personally witnessed, as well as hypothesizing what went on in Jen's therapy sessions. The connections are very choppy in places, and I had a hard time following--sometimes having to backtrack several pages to remind myself of where we were.

Also, while Jen's entries are dated, year stamps are noticeably absent. I suspect this was done intentionally, to give the book a "timeless" feel. However, there are clues as to the time period (e.g. references to movies, TV shows, etc.). My guess is that the action takes place from 1979 to 1989 or 1990. Anorexia was only just starting to come into the public consciousness. Without defending poor medical practice, which is pervasive throughout, if Jen's health team seems ignorant of anorexia, it's because they are! We have come a long way over the last twenty or so years.

For that reason, I am less concerned about fledgling anorexics using this book as a "how to" manual, and more worried that some people might see this book as Exhibit A of anorexia treatment. This in turn might prevent patients and their families from seeking the help that they so desperately need.

One other thing--we need to remember that Jen's story is viewed strictly through the lens of a sick girl and her grieving father. I would have liked some commentary from the mental health profession, like from a psychologist or psychiatrist who specializes in eating disorders. There were times when Jen's parents were advised to stay away from her, but that recommendation was likely more for the sanity of the parents than for the treatment of Jen.

Verdict: It's not a literary masterpiece, like "The Diary of Anne Frank." However, it deserves a spot in every high school, public, and medical library, as a chilling testament to one girl's life that went hellishly wrong and the betrayal by the very safeguards that had been set up to protect her in the first place. ... Read more

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'The book is immensely reassuring to any parent who has experienced at first hand the problems that a young boy already caught up in the maelstrom of adolescence can both experience and cause when anorexia arrives. Any parent or carer concerned about a boy who may be developing or has already developed an eating disorder will find this book useful and supportive even when it is talking about the most difficult problems that affect sufferers and their families' - Signpost

`This is a detailed observational account of severe Anorexia Nervosa in a boy, and the effect on his family. It documents their emotional and torturous journey through treatment back to full health. The descriptions of the disorder are written without jargon and with great accuracy. The book is packed with practical tips on how to manage everyday situations. This is truly a book that adolescents, their families, and clinicians should read' - Dr David Firth, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

`'Boys dont get anorexia' is a phrase that any parent who is concerned about a son who is losing too much weight or exercising excessively will hear at some time or other. Well, boys DO get eating disorders and in this very personal and insightful book, Jenny Langley looks at what it means to have a son who does in fact have anorexia. Jenny writes about the way in which the disorder crept up on her family and then seemed to take over the household. The slow painful climb of [her] son back to recovery is recounted in uncomfortable detail. Ultimately however this is a story of hope. Joe does recover eventually and although life is by no means the same as before, it does return to a new normality' - From the foreword by Steve Bloomfield, Eating Disorders Association

Eating disorders are usually associated with females but there are an increasing number of males affected by anorexia and bulimia. Often there is a link between male eating disorders and athletic prowess, and the quest for physical perfection can result in damaging behaviours associated with diet, supplements and exercise.

This unique and important book combines a mine of information with a readable and engaging case study. The author was shocked and horrified when her son developed anorexia at the age of twelve. Having a research background, she naturally turned her attention to finding out as much as she could about how best to combat this terrifying illness. Her son is now fully recovered and has supported this book that not only describes their experiences, but also provides a practical guide on how to cope with male eating disorders.

A much needed resource for other parents in similar situations, the book will also be of interest to people working in health centres, clinics and hospitals. It will also be invaluable for youth support groups, teachers and sports coaching staff, who are often the first to be aware of concerns about eating disorders in young men.

Jenny is a Chartered Accountant who worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years. Latterly she has also worked in the Financial Services Industry (for six years) as a pharmaceutical and healthcare analyst and salesperson.She is a member of the Eating Disorder Association and a volunteer member of their Self Help Network. ... Read more

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SOURCES in USA?
Well-written, well-explained--especially that some kids can have problems, growing up, whether it's depression or substance abuse or ANOREXIA. Now, can someone please annotate it with definitions in American English--and--SOURCES in the USA.(This subject is too important to risk misunderstanding "Brit Speak"!) ... Read more

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Excellent
This is an excellent book. ...I would recommend this book to those suffering from an eating disorder, or to the friends and family of a sufferer as it gives great inssight.

DANGERS OF DIETING
I read the novel 'Catherine' a few years ago, and it deeply saddened me. 'Catherine' is written by the mother of a twenty-two year old girl who diedof anorexia nervosa in 1984.

The testimony is a brave and frank accountof Catherine's terrible illness which gripped her from the age of fifteenyears old.It intersperses extracts from Catherine's diary, which show thetragic mental and physical effect this illness had on her.Her diaryrecords her food intake, and her weight, which tragically plummets to 3stone when she dies.

It touches on her childhood days, where Catherinewas a happy and bubbly child, and continues throughout the development ofher illness.

I would recommend this book to anyone, especially younggirls considering dieting.It shows how out of hand dieting can be, andcertainly a great help to those suffering from anorexia. I myself sufferedfrom this illness, and this book gave me some strength to battle with it. I didn't want to die like Catherine, and the many other girls who die eachyear from this horrifying condition.

truthful insight into an often romaticised world
eating disorders are often romanticised; few know of the realpain which they cause, and courage which they demand, in both thesufferer and the family members and friends.this touching documentary of a young girls struggle with, and eventual defeat by anorexia nervosa is openly told by her mother and accompanied by excerts from her diaries.as the book so truthfully details catherine's behaviours, it may be disturbing to the unaware, tear-wrenching to those directly/indirectly affected but yet also so critical to the understanding of the seriousness of these psychological disorders.

sad but true
This book tells of the reality of anorexia nervosa. The stress on the family; the ineffectiveness of treatment (which still goes on today); the states of the Catherine's mind. It's one for the parents of eating disorderchildren.

The only real Life book that I have ever appriciated
I thought that I would be shocked by this book, and touched to a new level.I was.I was shocked by how any person could ever feel the way Catherine did and also shocked that there was a book written by a Motherabout her daughter dying.Howvever, it was so incredibly moving and itreduces me to tears every time I read it.Bettered only by Love Story(Segal). ... Read more

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This is the second edition of a book first published in 1993, the first to be devoted entirely to eating disorders in childhood and adolescence. The editors have both worked in the field for fifteen years and have unrivalled experience of this particular population. The contributors are all clinicians or researchers with whom they have worked over the years and each brings a unique experience of their own area of expertise.

Topics covered include an overview of eating disorders in this population, epidemiology, aetiology, prognosis and outcome, assessment (both physical and psychosocial), and management, including specific types of therapy. Additional chapters deal with schooling and ethical and legal issues. There are also contributions by a young person who had an eating disorder as a child and the mother of a young sufferer. ... Read more

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A key reference work on adolescent eating disorders.
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Anorexia Nervosa And Related Eating Disorders In Childhood And Adolescence is devoted entirely to the eating disorders of childhood and adolescence. The editors draw uponfifteen years of experience in the field. The contributors are allclinicians or researchers with whom the editors have worked over the yearsand bring a unique experience of their own areas of expertise. The topicscovered include an overview of eating disorders in children andadolescents, epidemiology, aetiology, prognosis and outcome, assessment(both physical and psychosocial), and management -- including specifictypes of therapy. Additional chapters deal with schooling, ethical, andlegal issues. There are also contributions by a young person who had aneating disorder as a child, and the mother of a young sufferer.Comprehensive, authoritative, insightful, clearly written, Anorexia NervosaAnd Related Eating Disorders In Childhood And Adolescence is recommendedreading to medical service providers, parents, and care-givers of any childor adolescent suffering from or at risk to any eating disorder. ... Read more

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Research suggests that anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders, whilst not prevalent in the population, have the highest mortality rate of all psychological problems. The development of effective treatment programs is therefore an important priority for health care professionals. This flexible book has been designed for use by therapists as part of a programme when working with young people with eating disorders. The aim is to help young people understand more about their own experience, and alongside guidance ofr therapists it includes a complete workbook for use by the young persons themselves. This presents tasks ranging from reflective thinking to drawing to promote engagement with difficulties as a first step to overcoming them. The workbook will also be available as an electronic supplement so that therapists can select which sections should be used with whom, and when.Download Description
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Hunger for understanding
Wiley publishing house has over the years published several good books on eating disorders and especially anorexia nervosa. Alison Eivors, a clinical psychologist working in mental health services in Leicester, and Sophie Nesbitt, also a clinical psychologist, have produced a wonderful workbook as a therapeutic tool for work with young people referred with eating disorders.
"Hunger for understanding" should be used by mental health professionals working with adolescents (11-16 years old as the target group) with anorexia nervosa as one of the toolboxes in the intervention and treatment. All the resources are available on the Wiley website ([...]) and can be used in clinical sessions.
This book has four sections to explain the workbook: The purpose, psychological interventions, therapeutic challenges and discussion of the contents of the workbook, which fills the first 32 pages. The workbook in itself is in eleven sections with many work tasks for the adolescent to perform.
This is an important tool for the therapist and not a book for the patient to read alone, but rather to work together through the intervention process.

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Daughter of Anorexic Mother Who Died
I have read the excerpts provided in "Search Inside The Book" and plan to order the book.What I read so far certainly rings true with my experience as a daughter who at age 10 lost her mother to anorexia when she was 52 years old. Most of the books on anorexia seem to focus on the one with the disease.The impact on the family is devastating. My father, sibling and I suffered greatly also. Her disease became the focus of our lives. A therapist once pointed out to me how much control my mother had over our family.This was a new idea to me as I had always perceived her as being weak. My mother was hospitalized several times -- the longest being about 2 years. My sibling and I had to be placed in a group home during that time as relatives who had helped out in the past were no longer able to do so. It is true that no amount of reasoning, begging, or angry threats will change the anorexics behavior. In fact, it may aggravate it.The family is left wondering what else to do.I know that today there is a much better understanding of this condition than back in the fifties and I believe new more effective treatment options exist.The family needs help every bit as much as the person with anorexia.Groups like Al-Anon or other recovery groups may be helpful.I've found a Christian recovery group called Celebrate Recovery (based on 12-steps) to be helpful for me.Ultimately, one has to let go of the other person.This is not to say that you sever ties with them or stop loving and caring or that you even stop seeking help (when person is open to it).It just means that you let go of the outcome and recognize your inability to control the other person.The survivor needs to forgive and let go of the anger and focus on their own life and recovery.By the grace of God, I've never suffered from anorexia or any other eating disorder, but have suffered but am well on the way to recovery from toxic effects.

A sad but hopeful tale of a boy growing up in a dysfunctional family...
This is a heartwrenching tale of a young boy whose mother, suffering from a then-rare disease called anorexia, spent literally years institutionalized with her illness.As a result, the author, Daniel, never formed the appropriate bonds with her and other members of his family.The focus was always on his mother and her illness, which no one understood.While I found Daniel's perspective interesting and touching, I was left wanting to get into the Mother's mind, into the heart of her anorexia to understand more about this baffling disease.I also suffer from this "mean disease," and I have a son who is young.I will carefully try to avoid making the same mistakes Daniel's mother made; luckily, great strides have been made both in psychiatry and in eating disorder treatment since Daniel's mother was in "treatment".While this is a good read for anyone who has a loved one suffering from anorexia, it is frustratingly sparse in any explanations for the disease itself, focusing instead on the devastating effects on the immediate family.If you are an ED sufferer, read with caution...this tale is very guilt-inducing.

An Important Contibution to the Literature
Daniel Becker makes an invaluable contribution to the literature regarding families impacted by Anorexia. His is a very readable story that will surely help others tell about their experiences without judgement or blame. This Mean Disease should be on every psychotherapists bookshelf. Neither pathologizing the patient nor the family, Mr. Becker tells the story of a family's ordeal and best efforts to heal.

Recounts the starvation disease's impact not just on his mother, but on his entire family
This memoir of author Daniel Becker's mother, a survivor of anorexia nervosa, recounts the starvation disease's impact not just on his mother, but on his entire family. Throughout his childhood his mother was obsessed with food and the family secret of his mother's disease which influenced the entirely family. From Jewish and family rituals to his mother's feelings about her anorexia, THIS MEAN DISEASE offers a poignant chronicle by another family member other than the usual sufferer - and brings to life many family issues surrounding an anorexic family member.

A Great Memoir
This book is first and foremost a wonderfully written memoir.In the current field, filled with recollections of growing up in alcoholic, schizophrenic and other dysfunctional families, Daniel Becker's book stands out as a straight-forward story about growing up with an anorexic mother and it's effects on his brothers, his father and himself. Becker's mother was diagnosed with adult anorexia at a time when very few had heard of the word much less knew how to spell it. The authornot only provides the reader with a great deal of information about the disease but writes about its consequences upon the entire family dynamic.Above all, this is an honest attempt by Becker to make sense of his own childhood as well as This Mean Disease's effect on his adult life.
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