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Authors: Rosemary Shelley
ISBN-13: 9781853024719, ISBN-10: 1853024716
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Date Published: January 1997
Edition: New Edition

Author Biography: Rosemary Shelley

Shelley, Rosemary

The contributors are recovering sufferers of anorexia nervosa and bulimia. They are from a wide range of backgrounds and include both men and women.

Book Synopsis

Recovering sufferers of Anorexia Nervosa describe in their own words their personal experiences of this illness, providing not only support for fellow sufferers but also invaluable insights for the families of sufferers and for carers and professionals. In each case the contributors describe:

* the progression of their illness
* the effect on their families
* the treatment they received and its effectiveness
* their perceived reasons for developing the illness
* where they are now.

	Introduction	1
1	Anorexic Anger	11
2	The Safety and Secrecy of the Anorexic World	19
3	The Anorexic Child	29
4	The Primitive Days of Anorexia Nervosa	37
5	Anorexic Hell	49
6	Anorexia: A Male Perspective	53
7	Starving out of Shame	61
8	Addicted to Food	65
9	From Simple Dieting to Chronic Anorexia	69
10	The Physical Consequences of a Mental Illness	75
11	The Alcoholic Parent	81
12	Shrieking, Crying and Insane Laughter	87
13	Anorexia and the Power of the Mind	95
14	The 'Problem Child'	101
15	Food, Tablets, Blades and Drink	109
16	A Case of Denial or a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?	115
17	Anorexia, My Only Friend	125
18	The Day Tomorrow Came	133
19	My Life in a Chapter	139
	List of Contacts	147