Decoding Anorexia: How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders

by Carrie Arnold

Book Overview

Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view. Its clear, user-friendly descriptions of the genetics and neuroscience behind the disorder is paired with first person descriptions and personal narratives of what biological differences mean to sufferers. Author Carrie Arnold, a trained scientist, science writer, and past sufferer of anorexia, speaks with clinicians, researchers, parents, other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415898676
• ISBN13: 9780415898676
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"