| Description |
1 online resource (155 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Feeling Fat; Chapter 3. My Parents; Chapter 4. Troubles Begin; Chapter 5. Back to School; Chapter 6. Five Unusual Habits; Chapter 7. The Silent Psychiatrist; Chapter 8. A Well-Kept Secret; Chapter 9. The Refrigerator Experiment; Chapter 10. My Odyssey; Chapter 11. More Hospitals; Chapter 12. Back Home-Temporarily; Chapter 13. Bournewood; Chapter 14. Tricks at Children's Hospital; Chapter 15. On Again, Off Again; Chapter 16. A Letter Home |
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Chapter 17. I Gain a Guardian and Lose a FatherChapter 18. Effects of ECT; Chapter 19. Back Home-Again; Chapter 20. The Last Hospital Story; Chapter 21. On My Own; Epilogue I; Epilogue II; Appendix I.A Psychiatrist's Comments; Appendix II. Discharge Summaries; The Final Epilogue |
| Summary |
My Life as a Male Anorexic is a uniquely male point of view of anorexia nervosa. It is the autobiographical account of a young man's ongoing struggle with anorexia. Michael shared his story as part of the featured health segment "Men Dying to be Thin" on WSVN Channel 7 News in Miami, Florida, in May 1997. Michael Krasnow has had anorexia since 1984, and he chronicles his daily struggles, feelings, and experiences in this book. He writes in a relaxed, easygoing manner that makes the book appealing to all readers. While ignoring statistics and not pretending to be an expert on the disor |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Krasnow, Michael.
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| SUBJECT |
Krasnow, Michael fast |
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Anorexia nervosa -- Patients -- Biography
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Eating disorders in men -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Anorexia nervosa -- Patients
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Eating disorders in men
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317823223 |
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1317823222 |
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