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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827231003321

Autore

Langley Jenny

Titolo

Boys get anorexia too : coping with male eating disorders in the family / / Jenny Langley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, CA, : Paul Chapman/Sage Pub., 2006

ISBN

1-4462-1335-8

1-281-24508-9

9786611245085

1-84787-874-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 175 p.)

Collana

Lucky Duck Books

Disciplina

616.85262008351

Soggetti

Eating disorders in adolescence

Eating disorders in men

Anorexia nervosa - Patients

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Author's Note; Preface; Part I: About Anorexia in Boys; Chapter 1 - What is anorexia and what are the effects?; Chapter 2 - Boy's don't get anorexia, do they?; Chapter 3 - Triggers for boy anorexia; Chapter 4 - What to look out for; Chapter 5 - Living with an anorexic boy; Chapter 6 - Effects on the family; Chapter 7 - Self-help; Chapter 8 - Treatment options; Chapter 9 - Therapy, therapy, therapy; Chapter 10 - Healthy eating; Chapter 11 - Caring for the carer; Chapter 12 - Returning to normal life; Chapter 13 - Do boys get other eating disorders?

Suggested Reading ListList of Useful Organisztions; Part II: Joe's Story; Chapter 14 - Setting the scene - happy chaos; Chapter 15 - Decline and fall; Chapter 16 - The diagnosis - watch out for Rex; Chapter 17 - The treatment - heaven or hell?; Chapter 18 - Recovering too quickly? Watch out for Rex; Chapter 19 - Coming home - will Rex come too?; Chapter 20 - Moving on - Rex has gone!

Sommario/riassunto

Jenny Langley combines a practical guide on how to cope with male eating disorders with an engaging case study. Her son developed anorexia at the age of 12 and she turned her attention to finding out



how best to combat this terrifying illness.