THE BODY MYTH
Adult Women and the Pressure to be Perfect
Margo Maine, Ph.D. and Joe Kelly

A groundbreaking look at adult women who struggle with eating disorders and other body issues.

In the relatively short history of eating disorders treatment, the overwhelming majority of patients have been teenage girls and young women. But now, clinical  psychologists like Margo Maine are  treating increasing numbers of women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond suffering  from disordered eating or the preoccupation with achieving a perfect  body. This unique, jargon-free guide helps  women and their loved ones understand eating disorders and the obsession with perfection, the different eating disorder triggers adult women experience, and the various treatments available.

 
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