Halse (education, University of Western Sydney, Australia) describes the experiences and challenges faced by teenaged girls with anorexia nervosa and their families. Structured around real-life
accounts, the book shows the diverse forms that anorexia takes, demonstrating that the unique stories of individuals and their families need to be the starting point for understanding anorexia.
Text boxes scattered throughout each case story provide an overview of current knowledge about different aspects of the condition from a variety of disciplines, including medicine, psychology,
and feminist and cultural studies. This information is based on critical analyses of the latest research as well as findings from the author's own research, much of which has been published in
international journals. The author is affiliated with the Australian Research Council project, "Multiple Perspectives of Eating Disorders in Girls," at the University of Western Sydney.
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