Counseling those with eating disorders
By: Raymond E. Vath
Series: Resources for Christian counseling ; v. 4
Publisher: Word Books
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Waco, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Pastoral counseling.; Eating disorders -- Patients -- Pastoral counseling of.; Eating disorders -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 197-207.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part one : The nature, causes, and consequences of anorexia nervosa and bulimia.; title: The story of eating disorders; title: Eating is a complex activity; title: Diagnostic criteria; title: What eating disorders do to the body; title: Appetite control : are all created equal?; title: The effects of starvation; title: Social perception versus reality; title: Part two : The treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia.; title: Helping the helper; title: The best little girl in the world : the perfectionism factor; title: The worst little girl in the world : the self-esteem factor; title: What is a woman? : the sexual identity factor; title: To be or not to be? : the depression factor; title: To tell the truth : the deception factor; title: The power struggle : the control factor; title: Miss Peter Pan : the dependency factor; title: Health living; title: Free at last; title: If it's someone you know; title: Appendices.; title: Metropolitan height and weight tables; title: National directory of sources for help