PALMER, R. L. - Anorexia Nervosa. A Guide for Sufferers and Their Families

Harmondsworth. Middlesex., Penguin, 1980. 1st Paperback Edition, Binding: Softcover, Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 0140220658 Paperback Slight browning to edge of pages through age. Slight crease to front cover. Since the 1960s anorexia nervosa has been identified as a major cause of distress, and there has been a deluge of publications on the subject - but little of substance designed for the general public. Discussing the causes, symptoms and treatment of this illness in the light of current medical opinion, Dr. Palmer writes for the anorexic, her family and professional helpers. His lucid and compassionate book will certainly make anorexia nervosa more understandable and consequently less frightening to sufferers and those around them.