THE ANOREXIC EXPERIENCE
Marilyn Lawrence
£8.99
'One of the wisest books on women's psychology'
Morning Star
'An important and absorbing book'
Nursing Times
Marilyn Lawrence, a therapist with over twenty year's specialist experience, offers this clear and helpful guide to understanding and tackling anorexia. She discusses:
• How to recognise anorexia in yourself and others
• The fallacy of the 'ideal weight'
• What treatments are available, their strengths and weaknesses
• How to understand and resolve the conflicts that underpin anorexia
• Practical ways of helping yourself and others
Now in its third edition, The Anorexic Experience is an essential guide in recognising and recovering from an anorexic phase and taking the vital first steps towards self-knowledge and confidence.
Relevant Links
www.eating-disorder.org/scared.html
Marilyn Lawrence
has worked as a psychiatric social worker and as a university lecturer. She began working with anorexic women in the National Health Service in 1974, and later set up a voluntary counselling service for anorexic women and their families in Leeds. She now works at the Tavistock Clinic in London as a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Social Work and as a psychotherapist in private practice.
She is also the author of Fed Up and Hungry: Women, Oppression and Food and, with Mira Dana, Women's Secret Disorder and Fighting Food.