Anatomy of Anorexia is a tremendous tool for families: now more than
ever, early diagnosis and treatment, and family participation, are
crucial in helping the anorexic. Preeminent therapist Steven Levenkron
demystifies this life-threatening disease and shows how the millions of
girls and women who are afflicted with anorexia can be helped--and can
look forward to rich and productive lives. The nation's premier expert
in treating anorexia has written the nation's premier book for parents,
relatives, and friends of young women afflicted with this
life-threatening disease.--Joseph A. Califano Jr., president of the
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
[Levenkron's] insights, descriptions of family relationships, and
treatment recommendations for therapists create a rich, deep, and most
helpful guide for a community of people whose lives are deeply and
painfully affected by this persistent illness.--Samuel C. Klagsbrun,
M.D.