| Biting the Hand That Starves You: Inspiring Resistance to Anorexia/Bulimia Contributor(s): Maisel, Richard (Author), Epston, David (Author), Borden, Ali (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393703371 ISBN-13: 9780393703375 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2004 Annotation: THIS BOOK TAKES READERS inside the minds, bodies, and feelings of anorexic patients and tells the stories of those who have successfully fought back from this disease. Through first-person narratives, readers get a rarely seen look inside this disease. Anyone who has suffered from anorexia/bulimia, or who has had a loved one struggle with it, will benefit from the insights in this book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Eating Disorders & Body Image |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| LCCN: 2003066231 |
| Series: Norton Professional Books (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.4" W x 9.54" (1.33 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The authors' decade-and-a-half collaboration with 'insiders' has yielded fresh answers to these life and death questions: How does a/b seduce and terrorize girls and women? Why is a/b successful in encouraging girls and women to unwittingly embrace their would-be murderer? How can such a murderer be exposed and thwarted? This book details a unique way of thinking and speaking about anorexia/bulimia. By having conversations with insiders in which the problem is viewed as an external influence rather than a part of the person, these therapists show how to bring the tactics of a/b into the open, expose its deceptions, break its spell, and encourage defiance of its tyrannical rule. These innovations enable insiders, professionals, and loved ones to unite against anorexia/bulimia rather than allowing a/b to pit a professional or loved one against an insider, and the insider against herself. Coercion is sidestepped in favor of practices that are collaborative, accountable and spirit-nurturing. The groundbreaking discoveries outlined in this book will provide new options, inspiration and hope, not only for those who suffer at anorexia's hands, but also for their loved ones and healthcare professionals. |
Contributor Bio(s): Epston, David: - David Epston, M.A., C.Q.S.W. is coauthor of Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends (1990) and Playful Approaches to Serious Problems (1997). He is a visiting professor at the School of Community Studies, UNITEC Institute of Technology in Auckland, and is the codirector of the Family Therapy Centre in Auckland.Maisel, Richard: - Richard Maisel, Ph.D. is an adjunct professor at Alliant International University in San Francisco and maintains a private practice in Berkeley and Walnut Creek, California. He has published and presented extensively on narrative therapy and anorexia/bulimia.Borden, Ali: - Ali Borden, M.A., M.F.T. is the Assistant Clinical Director at the Monte Nido Treatment Center, a residential facility in Los Angeles for women fighting Anorexia and Bulimia. Ali has successfully battled with anorexia/bulimia in her own life. |