num_pages: 465
description: This important work illuminates the relationship between the anguish of eating disorder sufferers and the problems of ordinary women. It covers a wide variety of issues from ways in which gender may predispose women to eating disorders to the widespread cultural concerns these problems symbolize. Chapters all share three basic elements: The psychology of women is reflected in the concepts and methods described; there is an explicit commitment to political and social equality for women; and therapy is reevaluated based on an understanding of the needs of women patients and the potentially differing contributions of male and female therapists.
language: English
title: Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders
titlecomplete: Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders
genres: Nonfiction, Feminism, Mental Health, Psychology
ratings_count: 43
publisher: The Guilford Press