Anorexics on Anorexia

Edited by Rosemary Shelley

Paperback: £15.99 / $27.95

1997, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 160pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-471-9, BIC 2: JKSN2 JFFH

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Acknowledgements. Dedicated: In Memory of Catherine. Introduction. 1.Anorexic Anger. 2.The Safety and Secrecy of the Anorexic World. 3.The Anorexic Child. 4.The Primitive Days of Anorexia Nervosa. 5.Anorexic Hell. 6.Anorexia - A Male Perspective. 7.Starving Out of Shame. 8.Addicted to Food. 9.From Simple Dieting to Chronic Anorexia. 10.The Physical Consequences of a Mental Illness. 11.The Alcoholic Parent. 12.Shrieking, Crying and Insane Laughter. 13.Anorexia and the Power of the Mind. 14. `The Problem Child'. 15.Food, Tablets, Blades and Drink. 16.A Case of Denial or a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? 17.Anorexia, My Only Friend. 18.The Day `Tomorrow' Came. 19.My Life in a Chapter. List of Contacts.

Author information

• Rosemary Shelley

Subject areas

• Mental Health
• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• counselling,
• eating disorders

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