The Anorexia Diaries
A Mother and Daughter Triumph Over Eating Disorders and Teenage Depression
Rodale International Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 3. October 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4050-2100-5 (ISBN)
Description
Compiled from real life diaries kept by a mother and daughter, this moving book shows how one family faced up to and overcame teenage depression and eating disorders. Full of insight into specific problems, the book also illuminates the general difficulties of mother-daughter communication and the years of teenage crisis. Self-help sections for mothers and teenage girls and a chapter of professional advice complete this helpful book.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Young adult
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 133 mm
Weight
328 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4050-2100-5 (9781405021005)
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Persons
Linda Rio is a marriage and family therapist, and author. Both she and Tara, who is in PR, have shared the story of Tara's struggle and subsequent recovery on TV and in the print media. Craig Johnson Ph.D is director of the Eating Disorders Program at Laureate Psychiatric Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.