Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;A HEALTH CRISIS THAT STRIKES MEN OF ALL AGESandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Trying everything from compulsive weight lifting to steroids, more and more boys and men are taking the quest for physical perfection beyond the bounds of normal behavior. andlt;Iandgt;The Adonis Complexandlt;/Iandgt; -- the groundbreaking book that first gave a name to this phenomenon and sparked nationwide interest in the subject -- identifies for the first time the symptoms and warning signs of this dangerous problem, including: andlt;BRandgt; andlt;ul type=circleandgt; andlt;liandgt;An obsession with exercise, sometimes to the exclusion of all other activities andlt;liandgt;Binge eating, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia andlt;liandgt;The abuse of steroids, muscle-building supplements, and diet aids andlt;/ulandgt; andlt;BRandgt; But perhaps more important, it offers readers an explanation of the underlying causes of the Adonis complex, together with hands-on advice for those who have experienced body obsessions themselves, or who see these problems in a boy or man they love.
Review
William Pollack, Ph.D. author of andlt;Iandgt;Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From The Myths Of Boyhoodandlt;/Iandgt; Ten years after andlt;Iandgt;The Beauty Mythandlt;/Iandgt; we finally understand the relationship between society's expectation of boys and men and how they think about their bodies.
Review
andlt;Iandgt;Publishers Weeklyandlt;/Iandgt; Compelling [and] convincing...A provocative look at what has been, until now, a largely unexplored subject.
Review
andlt;Iandgt;Timeandlt;/Iandgt; magazine cover story Groundbreaking. Ripped male bodies are used today to advertise everything that shapely female bodies advertise: not just fitness products, but also dessert liqueurs, microwave ovens, and luxury hotels. The authors of andlt;Iandgt;The Adonis Complexandlt;/Iandgt; want guys to rebel against those images, or at least see them for what they are: a goal unattainable without drug use.
Synopsis
A HEALTH CRISIS THAT STRIKES MEN OF ALL AGES Trying everything from compulsive weight lifting to steroids, more and more boys and men are taking the quest for physical perfection beyond the bounds of normal behavior. The Adonis Complex -- the groundbreaking book that first gave a name to this phenomenon and sparked nationwide interest in the subject -- identifies for the first time the symptoms and warning signs of this dangerous problem, including:
- An obsession with exercise, sometimes to the exclusion of all other activities
- Binge eating, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia
- The abuse of steroids, muscle-building supplements, and diet aids
But perhaps more important, it offers readers an explanation of the underlying causes of the Adonis complex, together with hands-on advice for those who have experienced body obsessions themselves, or who see these problems in a boy or man they love.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Harrison G. Pope, Jr., M.D.,andlt;/bandgt; is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Biological Psychiatry Laboratory at McLean Hospital. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Prefaceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;ONE andlt;/Bandgt; Secrets of the Men at the Olympic Gymandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TWOandlt;/Bandgt; The Rise of the Adonis Complex:andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Roots of Male Body Obsessionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;THREEandlt;/Bandgt; Do You Have the Adonis Complex?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Two Tests and Their Astonishing Resultsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;FOURandlt;/Bandgt; Muscle Dysmorphia: Muscularity Run Amokandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;FIVEandlt;/Bandgt; Anabolic Steroids: Dangerous Fuel for the Adonis Complexandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;SIXandlt;/Bandgt; Fear of Fat: Men and Eating Disordersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;SEVEN Beyond Muscle and Fat:andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hair, Breasts, Genitals, and Other Body Obsessionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;EIGHTandlt;/Bandgt; Boys at Riskandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;NINEandlt;/Bandgt; Dealing with the Adonis Complex: Women's Voicesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TENandlt;/Bandgt; Straights and Gays: Not So Different After Allandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;ELEVENandlt;/Bandgt; Rx for the Adonis Complex:andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Guide for Men and Their Loved Onesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;APPENDIX Iandlt;/Bandgt; The Fat-Free Mass Index (FFMI)andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and How to Calculate Itandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;APPENDIX IIandlt;/Bandgt; Diagnostic Criteria for Body Image Disordersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;APPENDIX IIIandlt;/Bandgt; Where to Get Helpandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Notesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;BRandgt;