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Author Way, Karen

Title Anorexia nervosa and recovery : a hunger for meaning / Karen Way
Published New York : Haworth Press, [1993]
©1993

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 146 pages)
Series Haworth women's studies
Haworth women's studies.
Contents 1. Emptiness -- 2. Society's girl -- 3. Families -- 4. Onset -- 5. Chronicity -- 6. Choices -- 7. Changes -- 8. Meaning
Summary Through the voices of twenty-one women, Karen Way presents the most objective, complete, and compassionate picture of what anorexia nervosa is about and, more importantly, of the complex individual variables and obstacles in the journey to recovery. From the premise that anorexia nervosa is an addiction--an obsession controlling all aspects of an individual's life--and that complete recovery is possible by finding meaning in life, this enlightening book contrasts sharply to other books written on the subject by clinicians and theorists which merely speculate on the nature and etiology of anore
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-139) and index
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Subject Anorexia nervosa -- Popular works
Anorexia nervosa.
Anorexia Nervosa
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa.
Genre/Form Popular works
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317823551
1317823559