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The Anorexic Mind
Marilyn Lawrence
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Description for The Anorexic Mind
Paperback. Eating disorders vary in severity from developmental difficulties in adolescence to chronic mental illnesses. This work offers a coherent approach to these difficult and demanding problems, underlining the point that while many of the manifestations are physical, eating disorders have their origins as well as their solutions, in the mind. Series: The Tavistock Clinic Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
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 anorexia nervosa may be considered the central syndrome in eating disorders, this book also considers how it links and differs from bulimia nervosa, the more common, related disorder. In the process of the research on anorexia and bulimia, valuable insights have ... Read more
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 anorexia nervosa may be considered the central syndrome in eating disorders, this book also considers how it links and differs from bulimia nervosa, the more common, related disorder. In the process of the research on anorexia and bulimia, valuable insights have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
154
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
The Tavistock Clinic Series
Condition
New
Weight
274 g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781855753839
SKU
V9781855753839
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About Marilyn Lawrence
Marilyn Lawrence is a Member of the British Psychoanalytical Society and a Fellow of the Institute of Psychoanalysis. She works in the Adult Department of the Tavistock Clinic and in private practice in London. She has a long-standing interest in eating disorders, as well as in gender and sexual development. Her published works include 'The Anorexic Experience' (1984), 'Fed Up ... Read more
Reviews for The Anorexic Mind
'The Anorexic Mind is the culmination of thirty years of clinical practice, teaching, and consultation about the often intractable problems of anorexia and bulimia. One of the many strengths of the book is its dual focus: it moves between psychoanalytic work in the consulting room on the one hand, and work with very ill people in inpatient settings on the ... Read more