The Golden Cage: The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa, With a New Foreword by Catherine Steiner-Adair, Ed.D. - Softcover

Bruch M.D., Hilde

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674005848 ISBN 13: 9780674005846

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2001

Synopsis

First published more than twenty years ago, with almost 150,000 copies sold, The Golden Cage is still the classic book on anorexia nervosa, for patients, parents, mental health trainees, and senior therapists alike. Writing in direct, jargon-free style, often quoting her patients’ descriptions of their own experience of illness and recovery, Bruch describes the relentless pursuit of thinness and the search for superiority in self-denial that characterizes anorexia nervosa. She emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and offers guidance on danger signs. Little-known when this groundbreaking book was first published, eating disorders have become all too familiar. Sympathetic and astute, The Golden Cage now speaks to a new generation.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

orld's leading authorities offers a vivid and moving account of the causes, effects, and treatment of this devastating disease.

About the Author:

Hilde Bruch, M.D., was Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and the author of several books, including Eating Disorders.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0674005848
• ISBN 13: 9780674005846
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 174