Decoding Anorexia: How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for

Decoding Anorexia: How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders
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Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view. Its clear, user-friendly descriptions of the genetics and neuroscience behind the disorder is paired with first person descriptions and personal narratives of what biological differences mean to sufferers. Author Carrie Arnold, a trained scientist, science writer, and past sufferer of anorexia, speaks with clinicians, researchers, parents, other family members, and sufferers about the factors that make one vulnerable to anorexia, the neurochemistry behind the call of starvation, and why itâ€™s so hard to leave anorexia behind. She also addresses:
â€¢Â How environment is still important and influences behaviors
â€¢Â The characteristics of people at high risk for developing anorexia nervosa
â€¢Â Why anorexics find starvation â€œrewardingâ€
â€¢Â Why denial is such a salient feature, and how sufferers can overcome it
Carrie also includes interviews with key figures in the fieldÂ who explain their work and how it contributes to our understanding of anorexia. Long thought to be a psychosocial disease of fickle teens, this book alters the way anorexia is understood and treated and gives patients, their doctors, and their family members hope.
Country USA
Brand Routledge
Manufacturer Routledge
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780415898676
ReleaseDate 2012-09-29
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780415898676

Country	USA
Brand	Routledge
Manufacturer	Routledge
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780415898676
ReleaseDate	2012-09-29
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780415898676

Decoding Anorexia: How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders

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