When dieting becomes dangerous a guide to understanding and treating anorexia and bulimia / Deborah Marcontell Michel, Susan G. Willard ; with a foreword by Arthur Crisp.

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Main Author: Michel, Deborah Marcontell, 1964-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Willard, Susan G., 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.