Understanding Bulimia Nervosa

School Library Journal

Gr 7 Up-The content in both of these series titles centers on prevention, treatment, and survival. Rocha explains the signs and symptoms as well as underlying causes and methods of treatment of common eating disorders, mentioning the high-profile celebrity eating disorders of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and Karen Carpenter. The author approaches each sensitive subject with a positive tone. Readers are bound to find the information they need in this short, direct source. Stanley identifies certain triggers and causes that can prompt a bulimic into a period of dangerous self-loathing and overeating. She explains how to recognize the signs of bulimia in oneself or a friend and how to get help. The text is peppered with engaging case studies. For readers who want to know more about this sometimes-glamorized condition, this book presents the facts, straight up.-Lisa Denton, J. S. Russell JHS, Lawrenceville, VA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|