| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 208 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Identifying the disorder -- A diverse disorder -- Illusions of perfection -- Seeking identity -- Breaking free -- PIRT: a new approach -- The process of recovering the self -- The passion pursuit -- Family and community identity -- The trauma self. |
| Summary |
A new understanding and approach to eating disorders from a renowned expert. Nearly 5 percent of Americans face an eating disorder--and eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Long considered an affliction of young women, they are now common among young men, middle-aged women, and even children as young as five. This is a health crisis of epidemic proportions. This book offers hope in the battle against eating disorders through a radical new therapy technique pioneered by Dr. Sacker, who has been treating patients with eating disorders for thirty-five years. Filled with firsthand accounts from patients, family members, friends, and others, it provides what patients and their families desperately need: a therapeutic model that heals.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Eating disorders.
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| Added Author |
Buff, Sheila, 1954-
|
| ISBN |
1401303056 |
|
9781401303051 |
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