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The Invisible Man: A Self-help Guide for Men With Eating Disorders, Compulsive Exercise and Bigarexia

By John Morgan

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
1583911499, 9781583911495, 9780203929476
LCC
RC552.E18 M67 2008
Open Library ID
OL12311167M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
998 kB (1021634 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
184\185
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Increasingly boys and men are suffering with eating disorders and related body image problems. Some have full-blown conditions such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating, compulsive exercising or bigorexia. Others are distressed by slightly lesser degrees of disordered eating or over-exercise and seek ways of overcoming their problems. The Invisible Man applies the latest research to produce a practical, problem-focused self-help manual for men with eating disorders and body image problems. Divided into four sections, this evidence-based survival kit covers: the wider cultural context of male body image problems features unique to men science fact and science fiction a 7 stage approach to treatment. By combining the science of cognitive behaviour therapy with motivational enhancement and problem-solving therapies, The Invisible Man provides help to all men with body image disorders, as well as families and professionals involved in their care.

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