Eating Disorders: Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa, And The Person Within

by Hilde Bruch

The synthesis of forty years of pioneering work by the world's leading authority on the emotional aspects of eating disorders."The definitive book on eating disorders....It is a classic."--Shervert H. Frazier, M.D., Harvard Medical School

Genres: Psychology, Research, Nonfiction

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Hilde Bruch was a German-born American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known foremost for her work on eating disorders and obesity.

Reviews

[Tutankhamun18]

I really liked this book. Ideas about anorexia and bulimia and obesity where presented along side ancedotes from the medical world and case studies (that were 2-4 paragraphs long, therefore long enough to make the point and provide interesting details, while short enough to allow the book to not become about case studies but be about the disorders in general). Both physical and psychological symptoms are considered and at the end of the book there is a section highlighting Bruch's experience with various treatments. At times a little dry, but worth perservering. Very interesting! Can be read 100 pages in a sitting or a few paragraphs at a time (ideal for bus to work haha).

[Nina Taylor]

Absolute garbage filled with stigmatizing, judgmental and discriminatory language.

[Callie S.]

Senz'altro datato, ma, se contestualizzato nel momento in cui è stato concepito, forse uno degli studi più belli, corposi e, soprattutto, credibili dedicati alla psicopatologia del comportamento alimentare.
Se desiderate andare oltre la retorica delle frasi fatte, della tv del dolore e dei libercoli esibizionisti, fidatevi di una persona informata sui fatti: questo è uno studio serio, non un coccodrillo politicamente corretto.