Gaining - The Truth about Life After Eating Disorders (Paperback)

Aimee Liu, who wrote Solitaire, the first-ever memoir of anorexia, in 1979, returns to the subject nearly three decades later and shares her story and those of the many women in her age group of life beyond this life-altering ailment. She has extensively researched the origins and effects of both anorexia and bulimia, and dispels many commonly held myths about these diseases with the persuasive conclusion that anorexia is a result of personality.
Key revelations include: the temperament required for eating disorders, the long-term effects of eating disorders on health, brain function, relationships and career, why some individuals recover while others relapse, and why many relapse in mid-life, Which treatment approaches are most successful long-term and how parents can tell if a child will be vulnerable to eating disorders.
Using her own experience and the stories of many recovering anorexics she's interviewed, Liu weaves together a narrative that is both persuasive in argument and compelling in personal details.

General

Imprint:	Warner Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	2008
Authors:	Aimee Liu
Dimensions:	226 x 150 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-446-69482-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Specific disorders & therapies > Eating disorders & therapy Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with eating disorders Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-446-69482-7
Barcode:	9780446694827

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