Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery
Anorexia nervosa, in simple terms, is self-starvation. However, it is a complex problem with intricate roots; and, recovery is best accomplished with a grasp of sound information, specific tasks, and the support of others. All of that is provided in this guidebook, which includes:
- Answers to questions most often asked
- Insight from recovered and recovering
- Monika Ostroff's story of recovery
- Specific things to do that have worked
- Information on healthy eating and weight
- Suggestions for how to stay committed
- A special section for parents & loved ones
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Book details
- Author
- Monika Ostroff
- Imprint
- Gurze Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Self-Help › Eating Disorders & Body Image
Psychology › Psychopathology › Eating Disorders
Health & Fitness › Women's Health - Topics
- eating disorders · eating disorder recovery · body image · healthy eating · advice for parents and loved ones · women's health · mental health
- ISBN-13
- 9780936077321
About the author
LINDSEY HALL is the co-author of Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery, the first book published on bulimia, and co-founded Gürze Books in 1980, a publishing imprint specializing in eating disorders resources. Her books include The Ritteroo Journal for Eating Disorders Recovery, Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery, and Self-Esteem: Tools for Recovery.
Hall and her co-founder Leigh Cohn have been honored with awards from multiple national eating disorders organizations. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University and was the first recovered bulimic to appear on national television.
From 1990 to 1992, Hall served as Executive Director of Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, now known as the National Eating Disorders Association. Her work has centered on eating disorders education and recovery for decades.
Lindsey lives in Carlsbad, California.