Bøker av Hilde Bruch

The synthesis of forty years of pioneering work by the world's leading authority on the emotional aspects of eating disorders."The definitive book on eating disorders....It is a classic."- Shervert H. Frazier, M.D., Harvard Medical School

First published more than 20 years ago, with almost 150,000 copies sold, this remains the classic book on anorexia nervosa for patients, parents, mental health professionals. Writing in a jargon-free style, Bruch details the relentless pursuit of thinness and the search for superiority in self-denial that characterize the disorder.

Illustrates the treatment modality employed by a psychiatrist with patients suffering from the eating disorder of anorexia.