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Eating Disorders For Dummies

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Eating Disorders For Dummies by Susan Schulherr is a comprehensive guide that explores the complexities of eating disorders. It offers accessible insights into the causes, signs, and treatments, while providing practical advice for both sufferers and those supporting them. The book aims to empower readers by offering useful strategies for overcoming eating disorders and promoting long-term recovery.
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You might find this book appealing if you're seeking a comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding and addressing eating disorders. It’s designed to offer practical advice, support, and insights for both individuals dealing with these challenges and for their families. Whether you're looking to support someone else or educate yourself, the informative nature of this resource could provide the guidance you need.

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Do you think that you or someone you love may suffer from and eating disorder? Eating Disorders For Dummies gives you the straight facts you need to make sense of what's happening inside you and offers a simple step-by-step procedure for developing a safe and health plan for recovery.

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Do you think that you or someone you love may suffer from an eating disorder? Eating Disorders For Dummies gives you the straight facts you need to make sense of what’s happening inside you and offers a simple step-by-step procedure for developing a safe and healthy plan for recovery.

This practical, reassuring, and gentle guide explains anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder in plain English, as well as other disorders such as bigorexia and compulsive exercising. Informative checklists help you determine whether you are suffering from an eating disorder and, if so, what impact the disorder is having or may soon have on your health. You’ll also get plenty of help in finding the right therapist, evaluating the latest treatments, and learning how to support recovery on a day-by-day basis. Discover how to:

  • Identify eating disorder warning signs
  • Set yourself on a sound and successful path to recovery
  • Recognize companion disorders and addictions
  • Handle anxiety and emotional eating
  • Survive setbacks
  • Approach someone about getting treatment
  • Treat eating disorders in men, children, and the elderly
  • Help a sibling, friend, or partner with an eating disorder
  • Benefit from recovery in ways you never imagined

Complete with helpful lists of recovery dos and don’ts, Eating Disorders For Dummies is an immensely important resource for anyone who wants to recover — or help a loved one recover — from one of these disabling conditions and regain a healthy and energetic life.

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Eating Disorders For Dummies by Susan Schulherr is often praised for its accessible and comprehensive approach to understanding and addressing eating disorders. Readers appreciate its practical advice and clear explanations, making it a valuable resource for both individuals struggling with these issues and their families. The book is commended for its compassionate tone and the way it offers helpful strategies and insights into overcoming such challenges.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470225493

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 February 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 585g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Susan Schulherr has been a highly respected psychotherapist in private practice for 30 years. She has presented to professional and non-professional audiences on weight and eating issues and has trained at the national level.

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