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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.

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ISBN:
9780446694827
Author:
Liu, Aimee
Publisher:
Wellness Central
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Eating Disorders - General
Subject:
Eating Disorders
Subject:
Anorexia nervosa
Subject:
Anorexia nervosa - Patients - United States
Subject:
Liu, Aimee
Subject:
Biography-Women
Copyright:
2008
Publication Date:
20080131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
301
Dimensions:
8.93x6.07x.93 in. .78 lbs.
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