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The invisible man : a self-help guide for men with eating disorders, compulsive exercising and bigorexia

The invisible man : a self-help guide for men with eating disorders, compulsive exercising and bigorexia

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" will provide help to all men with body image disorders, as well as families and professionals involved in their care. --

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920361073 HP BOP 616.85 MOR
Non Fiction   . Available .  
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RSN 36659
ISBN 1583911499 (hardback)
1583911502 (pbk.)
9781583911495 (hardback)
9781583911501 (pbk.)
Call Number 616.85/260081
Dates Morgan, John F. 1966-
Name of Publisher Hove, East Sussex ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2008.
Attachments ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary 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" will provide help to all men with body image disorders, as well as families and professionals involved in their care. --
Subject Eating disorders in men
Body image in men
Eating disorders in men
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