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In This Text, A Renowned Psychiatrist (recognized As One Of The World's Leading Authorities On Anorexia Nervosa) Relates Her Experience And Discoveries In Dealing With This Baffling Disorder. It Is Not, As The Name Implies, Simply A Loss Of Appetite. Rather, It Involves A Relentless Pursuit Of Excessive Thinness, Undertaken Despite Continual Hunger, Acute Pain, And Occasionally Fatal Consequences. The Victims Of Anorexia Are Mostly Adolescent And Preadolescent Girls Who Have Otherwise Been Model Children From Good Homes. Often They Feel Trapped By Unattainable Goals And Expectations--a Golden Cage Of Privilege Where They Feel They Do Not Belong And Cannot Survive. The Author Uses Numerous Examples From Her Own Case Studies To Give A Vivid Picture Of The Causes, Effects, And Possible Treatment Of The Disease. The Hunger Disease -- Sparrow In A Cage -- The Perfect Childhood -- How It Starts -- The Anorexic Stance -- Weight Correction -- Family Disengagement -- Changing The Mind. Hilde Bruch.

Author

Bruch, Hilde, 1904-

Publisher

Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies

Published

1978

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674356504

Subjects

Medical, Medicine

Rating

3.59 / 5 (345 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14