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Trisha Gura, Ph.D., combines her personal experience with the latest research and interviews to debunk the myth that eating disorders are confined to teenage girls. The book shows how anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other disordered eating patterns can linger from adolescence or surface anew in adult women, affecting millions of American women over 25. Gura discusses how these disorders complicate life milestones such as choosing a partner, pregnancy, parenting, and aging in a culture that equates thinness with value. She highlights that adult eating disorders may differ from adolescent forms, emerging during vulnerable periods—marriage, childbirth, caregiving stress, marital conflict, depression, and menopause—often leading to relapse. The work calls for greater awareness and targeted intervention for this hidden, life‑threatening epidemic.
First publish date: May 1, 2007
Genre: Health & Medicine/Women's Health
Authors: Trisha Gura
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