The Body Betrayed

The spectrum of eating disorders; cormorbidity - the dilemma of dual diagnosis; daughters and mothers; daughters and fathers; when self meets society - the interplay of cultural and psychological factors; special people in the life cycle - eating disorders in infants, children, athletes and older women; chasing the ideal - the quest for a perfect body image; fasting for love - concerns about sexuality and pregnancy; swallowing anger and despair - the impact of physical and sexual abuse; drowning sorrow - chemical dependency and eating disorders; the body at risk - medical complications of eating disorders; filling up - the biology of nutrition and eating disorders; when calories add up to pain - the tolls of obesity; life's hurdles - ways eating disorders help us to cope; treatment - the road to wellness.