The secret language of eating disorders
Subtitle: the revolutionary new approach to understanding and curing anorexia and bulimia
By: Peggy Claude-Pierre.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Eating disorders; Self-esteem in women
Description: The author is convinced that eating disorders stem from a complex negative mindset. She details her theories on the true causes of anorexia and bulimia and lays out the basis of the Montreux program, which has an astonishingly high success rate, curing even the gravest cases.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-276) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: The negative mind; title: The beginning of Montreux; title: Confirmed negativity condition; title: Myths and misconceptions; title: The acute patient: held hostage by the "forever" intruder; title: Part 2: Addressing the negative mind; title: Reversing the negative mind; title: The five stages of recovery; title: On love and healing: the challenges at home; title: Finding the help you need; title: The poetry of healing; title: A final message of hope.