Summary: Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa-two conditions rooted in the desire to be slim-are the focus of this program. While the first deprives the body of food, the other causes its victims to compulsively purge food through vomiting. Two women who suffer with these conditions tell poignant stories of how these compulsive behaviors have nearly destroyed their lives and the lives of their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Dunham, David R.
Summary: "In this unique book, David and Krista Dunham share their journey through her eating disorder"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Growth Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 DUNThomas, Jennifer J.
Summary: "Are you a picky eater? Do you worry that food will make you vomit or choke? Do you find eating to be a chore? If yes, this book is for you! Your struggles could be caused by an avoidant / restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), a disorder characterized by eating a limited variety or volume of food. You may have been told that you eat like a child, but ARFID affects people right across the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 THOCusido, Carmen
Contents: Understanding eating disorders -- What triggers eating disorders -- Medical care and other treatment -- Recovery and relapse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 616.85 Cusido 2019Summary: Anorexia and other eating disorders exert a frightening degree of control over millions of teenagers, especially young women. Manifested in so-called “Pro-Ana” websites, which actively promote anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, the mental and physical grip of these sicknesses can prove impossible to break. This program represents a powerful weapon in the battle against eating disorders,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Eating disorders are not about the desire to be thin. Eating disorders are severe psychological illnesses that usually take years to overcome and can be accompanied by devastating and sometimes deadly physical side effects. In this powerful program, four young women and men from a variety of ethnic backgrounds share their stories of the physical pain and emotional torment caused by eating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Whether they're viewed from a behavioral standpoint or from a profound psychological perspective, one thing is clear-eating disorders stress the body's systems and put individuals at increased risk for disease, infertility, organ failure, and death. This video pinpoints the dangers of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and other eating disorders, exploring their possible causes as well as ways to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Clein, Emmeline
Summary: "A personal and cultural look at the dark underbelly of Western beauty standards and the lethal culture of disordered eating they've wrought. In Dead Weight, Emmeline Clein tells the story of her own disordered eating alongside and through other women from history, pop culture and the girls she's known and loved. Tracing the medical and cultural history of Anorexia, Bulimia, and Orthorexia,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Provides consumer health information for teens about risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of eating disorders, along with tips for healthy eating. Includes index and more information about nutrition, weight management, physical fitness, and mental fitness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 EATSummary: Complex and dangerous, eating disorders have deep physical, psychological, and emotional roots. In this program, teens of both sexes discuss eating disorders and how to cope with them. Subjects covered include why appearance is important; the difference between anorexia and bulimia; why eating disorders are dangerous; what to do if one suspects an eating disorder; why diet pills and fads are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: There are an estimated eleven million people in the U.S. who suffer from eating disorders, and thousands of these die each year from acute anorexia. In this program, ABC News correspondent Lynn Sherr visits the Montreux Counseling Center in Victoria, British Columbia, where Peggy Claude-Pierre offers hope, a voice of comfort and reason, and a highly successful alternative treatment plan for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Anorexia. Bulimia. Eating disorders have one of the highest mortality rates of all psychiatric conditions. After defining eating disorders from a clinical point of view, this three-section program explores possible underlying biological bases for eating disorders; considers sociocultural influences on young adults that equate "thin" with "good"; and questions to what extent eating disorders may...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Eating disorders are not just about food, but about the struggle with loss of emotional control. This program from The Doctor Is In examines the use of antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy to combat these dangerous illnesses. Russell Marx, M.D., of the eating disorders program at the Princeton Medical Center, and Marcia Herrin, Ed.D., M.P.H., R.D., of the Dartmouth College Health...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Ranging from the starvation diet of the anorexic to certain forms of obesity, eating disorders are a diverse group of health problems. This program examines the emotional issues that lie behind most eating disorders, the serious and sometimes life-threatening consequences of eating disorders, and methods of treatment. Experts and patients alike offer their insights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Greene, Jessica R.
Summary: Focuses on issues and attitude that concern teenagers about eating behaviors. Shows the road signs that lead to full-blown eating disorders, and determines who is most susceptible to developing one. Explains the consequences of long-term malnutrition, food abuse, and obesity, and takes a look at the process of recovery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.8 GREBulik, Cynthia M.
Summary: Explores the nature of midlife eating disorders, looking at why they develop, how their unique challenges set them apart from those that occur earlier in life, and the path to recovery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8526 BULCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Mind BulikSummary: This docudrama tells the story of Catherine Dunbar's seven-year battle for life in the fight against anorexia. Based on the story told by her mother and on her own diaries, it traces Catherine's downward spiral from the age of 15, when a lively and attractive teen became obsessed by her weight, went on binges, became addicted to laxatives, and, despite desperate efforts from many sides, died...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Acclaimed for its encyclopedic coverage, this is the only handbook that synthesizes current knowledge and clinical practices in the fields of both eating disorders and obesity. Like the prior editions, the significantly revised third edition features more than 100 concise, focused chapters with lists of key readings in place of extended references. All aspects of eating disorders and obesity...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Guilford Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8526 EATGiombini, Lucia
Summary: "Do you have questions about eating disorders that you are afraid to ask, or have never found an answer to? From the causes to the most effective treatment approaches, this guide offers honest answers to difficult questions and provides information about recovery that is often harder to find. Ideal for individuals and families at every stage of the recovery process, this book is sensitive to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This program answers two important questions: what are eating disorders, and what causes them? The program specifically examines anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating syndrome. Seven females who have all suffered from eating disorders, the father of a woman who died as a result of her disorder, and health professionals offer their insights and knowledge. These interviews are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This emotionally charged program profiles four young women attempting to recover from anorexia nervosa. Ranging in age from 14 to 25, they struggle to gain weight while dealing with associated conditions such as osteoporosis and depression, family dysfunctionality, and a mind-set that equates starvation with self-control. Filmed at the adolescent eating disorder unit of Westmead Hospital in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Kazdin, Cole
Summary: "Blending personal narrative and investigative reporting, Emmy Award-winning journalist Cole Kazdin reveals that disordered eating is an epidemic crisis killing millions of women. Women of all ages struggle with disordered eating, preoccupation with food, and body anxiety. Journalist Cole Kazdin was one such woman, and she set out to see if the impossibility of her own full recovery from an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Essentials 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 KAZSummary: What is it like to eat around the clock? At 457 pounds, Wally knows. And Tammy, at 67 pounds, has experienced both anorexia and bulimia-at the same time. This haunting program introduces eight ordinary people who tell, in a chillingly matter-of-fact way, about their life-scarring-and even severely life-threatening-experiences with body weight and self-image. Bouts with eating disorders are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Claude-Pierre, Peggy.
Contents: 1. The beginning of Montreux -- 2. Confirmed negativity condition -- 3. Myths and misconceptions -- 4. The acute patient: held hostage by the "forever" intruder -- 5. Reversing the negative mind -- 6. The five stages of recovery -- 7. On love and healing: the challenges at home -- 8. Finding the help you need -- 9. The poetry of healing -- 10. A final message of hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Random House Inc. 1999