Eating Disorders

By Suzanne Abraham

The eating disorders - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and obesity - affect many thousands of people each year, particularly young women. Eating disorders are a subject which parents today cannot... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192614592
• ISBN13: 9780192614599
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 72.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Required reading for people with young daughters.

This is a thorough book. The basics of the three major eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia and obesity, are examined both individually and as a group, with opening chapters on adolescent eating behaviors and the sexual maturation process. Numerous case history outlines provide surprising insights into the mind of the eating disorder victim. You will not find what you might expect. Any parent with a daughter in sports should get this book. Eating disorders are a subject which parents today cannot study enough