Eating and Weight Disorders

Abraham, Suzanne and Llewellyn-Jones, Derek. Eating disorders: The Facts, 4th Ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Abramson, Eliot. Sick and Tired of Being Fat: One Man's Struggle to be O. K. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1991.

Andersen, Arnold, Cohn, Leigh and Holbrook, Thomas. Making Weight: Healing Men's Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape & Appearance. Carlsbad, CA: gürze books, 2000.

Beck, Carol. Nourishing Your Daughter: Help Your Child Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food and Her Body. New York: A Perigree Book, 2001.

Bennet, William and Gurin, Joel. The Dieter's Dilemma: Eating Less and Weighing More. New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1982.

Berg, Frances M. Children and Teens Afraid to Eat: Helping Youth in Today's Weight-Obsessed World, 3rd Ed. Hettinger, ND: Healthy Weight Network, 2001.

Berg, Frances M. Women Afraid to Eat: Breaking Free in Today's Weight-Obsessed World. Hettinger, ND: Healthy Weight Network, 2000.

Bruch, Hilde. Conversations with Anorexics. New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1988.

Bruch, Hilde. The Golden Cage: The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.

Costin, Carolyn. Your Dieting Daughter: Is She Dying for Attention? New York: Bruner/Mazel, Inc., 1997.

Fletcher, Anne. Thin for Life: 10 Keys to Success from people who have lost weight and kept it off. Shelburne, VT: Chapters Publishing Ltd., 1994.

Foreyt, John P. and Goodrick, G. Ken. Living Without Dieting: A Revolutionary Guide for Everyone Who Wants to Lose Weight. Houston, TX: Harrison Publishing, 1992.

Hall, Lindsey. Full Lives: Women Who Have Freed Themselves from Food & Weight Obsession. Carlsbad, CA: Gürze books, 1993.

Herrin, Marcia and Matsumoto, Nancy. The Parent's Guide to Childhood Eating Disorders. New York: Owl/Henry Holt and Company, 2002.

Hirschmann, Jane R. and Munter, Carol H. Overcoming Overeating. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1988.

Hirschmann, Jane R. and Munter, Carol H. When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1995.

Johnston, Anita A. Eating in the Light of the Moon: How women can transform their relationships with food through myths, metaphors & storytelling. Carlsbad, CA: Gürze books, 1996.

Levenkron, Steven. Anatomy of Anorexia. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000.

Maine, Margo. Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters & Food. Carlsbad, CA: Gürze books, 1991.

Natenshon, Abigail H. When Your Child has an Eating Disorder: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1999.

Normandi, Carol E. and Roark, Laurelee. Over It: A Teen's Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with Food and Weight. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2001.

Omichinski, Linda. You Count, Calories Don't: The HUGS™ Plan for Better Health. Winnipeg, MB: TAMOS Books Inc., 1992.

Pipher, Mary. Hunger Pains: The Modern Woman's Tragic Quest for Thinness. New York: Ballantine Books, 1995.

Rodin, Judith. Body Traps: Breaking the Binds That Keep You from Feeling Good About Your Body. New York: Quill/William Morrow, 1992.

Roth, Geneen. Feeding the Hungry Heart: The Experience of Compulsive Eating. New York: Signet/New American Library, 1982.

Roth, Geneen. When You Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up a Chair. New York: Hyperion, 1998.

Siegel, Michele, Brisman, Judith and Weinshel, Margot. Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends, Revised and Updated. New York: HarperPerennial/HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 1997.

Stuart, Richard B. and Jacobson, Barbara. Weight, Sex, and Marriage: A Delicate Balance. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1987.

Vincent, L. M. Competing with the Sylph: Dancers and the Pursuit of the Ideal Body Form. New York: Andrews and McMeel, Inc., 1979.

Waterhouse, Debra. Like Mother, Like Daughter: How Women are Influenced by Their Mother's Relationship with Food-and How to Break the Pattern. New York: Hyperion, 1997.

Wolf, Naomi. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1991.

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