1st Edition

The Anorexic Mind

By Marilyn Lawrence Copyright 2008
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Eating disorders vary in severity from developmental difficulties in adolescence which may be transitory, to serious and chronic mental illnesses. The Anorexic Mind offers a coherent approach to these difficult and demanding problems, always underlining the point that while many of the manifestations are physical, eating disorders have their origins as well as their solutions, in the mind. While... Read more
Series Editor's Preface -- Introduction -- Historical perspectives and contemporary debates -- Psychotherapy -- Eating disorders and object relations -- The sexual and emotional development of girls -- Anorexia and femininity -- Life and death -- Assessment -- Concluding thoughts and future speculations

Biography

Lawrence, Marilyn