Inside Anorexia: The Experiences of Girls and Their Families

FRONT COVER......Page 1
Inside Anorexia:\rThe Experiences of Girls and their Families......Page 5
Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Introduction......Page 13
What is anorexia?......Page 17
History of anorexia......Page 19
What causes anorexia?......Page 20
How is anorexia treated?......Page 26
Recovering from anorexia......Page 29
2 “The Best Anorexic”: The Story of Angela,\rMaureen, Mike,Dan, and Martha......Page 33
Box 2.1 Physical Effects of Anorexia......Page 34
Box 2.2 Anorexia: Part of an Eating Continuum?......Page 37
Box 2.3 Refeeding the Starving Body......Page 42
Box 2.4 The Effect of Anorexia on Siblings......Page 45
Box 2.5 The Effect of Anorexia on Parents......Page 48
3 “Fat Attack”: The Story of Carol, Lynne,\rJohn, Ben, and Shane......Page 51
Box 3.1 Searching for a Cause......Page 52
Box 3.2 Coeducational versus Single-Sex Schools......Page 56
Box 3.3 Body Image......Page 58
Box 3.4 Anorexic Behaviors......Page 59
4 “If You’re Not the Girl With Anorexia Then Who\rAre You?”: The Story of Kate,Margie, Carl, Donna,\rLucas, Joseph, and Reuben......Page 67
Box 4.1 Schools and the Prevention of Anorexia......Page 68
Box 4.2 Males with Anorexia......Page 73
Box 4.3 Psychiatric Problems Associated with Anorexia......Page 76
Box 4.4 Family Therapy......Page 80
5 “The Problem Isn’t You, It’s the Anorexia”:\rThe Story of Hannah, Laura, Peter, and Luke......Page 81
Box 5.1 Effects of Starvation......Page 85
Box 5.2 Influence of Siblings......Page 89
Box 5.3 Support Networks for Parents and Carers......Page 92
Box 5.4 Advice from Parents and Carers......Page 95
6 “Tough Love”: The Story of Jo, Julie,Michael, and Sam......Page 97
Box 6.1 School Culture and Anorexia......Page 99
Box 6.2 Pro-anaWebsites......Page 105
Box 6.3 Compulsory Treatment......Page 110
7 “Ahah, Anorexia Nervosa!”: The Story of Antonia,\rAlice, Alan, and Aaron......Page 113
Box 7.1 Facts and Fictions of Sexual Abuse......Page 116
Box 7.2 Anorexia in Cultural and Ethnic Groups......Page 117
Box 7.3 The Experience of Hospitalization......Page 124
Box 7.4 Challenges of Diagnosing Anorexia......Page 127
8 “It Can Happen to the Nicest Families”:\rThe Story of Ruth, Beth, David, and Callum......Page 129
Box 8.1 Healthism......Page 130
Box 8.2 Challenges in Treating Anorexia......Page 134
Box 8.3 Parents, Guilt, and Blame......Page 137
Box 8.4 Relationships between People with Anorexia......Page 139
Box 8.5 Supporting Parents......Page 141
9 “It’s All Up to Me Now”: The Story of Renee,\rElizabeth, Pat, and Ryan......Page 145
Box 9.1 The Meaning of Food......Page 150
Box 9.2 Religion and Spirituality......Page 154
Box 9.3 Media and Anorexia......Page 156
Box 9.4 Readiness for Recovery......Page 158
10 Conclusion......Page 161
International Advisory Panel......Page 167
About the Authors......Page 173
References......Page 175
Index......Page 201