Michel, Deborah Marcontell, 1964-

When dieting becomes dangerous a guide to understanding and treating anorexia and bulimia / [electronic resource] : Deborah Marcontell Michel, Susan G. Willard ; with a foreword by Arthur Crisp. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2003. - xii, 154 p. ; 22 cm.

"Supplemental readings": p. [138]-144. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Arthur Crisp ix --Preface xi --Acknowledgments xiii --one Introduction 1 --two What Is an Eating Disorder? 5 --three Who Is Likely to Develop an Eating Disorder? 23 --four Why Does Someone Develop an Eating Disorder? 30 --five How Is an Eating Disorder Treated? 50 --six What Can Family, Friends, and Others Do to Help? 80 --seven Are Eating Disorders Different in Males? 91 --eight How Does a Nonspecialist Assess, Treat, and Refer -- Someone with an Eating Disorder? 101 --Afterword 128 --Appendixes --a Professional Resources and Organizations with -- Information on Eating Disorders 131 --b Supplemental Readings 138 --Index 145.


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Anorexia nervosa.
Bulimia.
Eating disorders.
Women--Mental health.


Electronic books.

RC552.B84 / M53 2003eb

616.85/26