Steven Levenkron

A psychotherapist and leading expert on anorexia nervosa, Steven Levenkron now speaks clearly and compassionately to families and the medical community about the causes, coping strategies, and successful treatments for this insidious and deadly disease. He offers real-life case histories ranging from adolescence to mid-life, and includes important information on bulimia, the abuse of laxatives, and diuretics. Selected Reading Questionnaire.

I read this well over two decades ago so I don't remember a whole lot...except that it was even worse than the book it's a sequel to, _The Best Little Girl In The World_. Both books tend (or at least, it seems to me) to sensationalize eating disorders rather than honestly explore the issues surrounding anorexia and bulimia.

One of the worst novels I've ever read about eating disorders and yet it somehow has this hypnotic hold over the reader...a much, much better novel is _Winter Girls_ by Laurie Halse Anderson. It does not glamorize anorexia nor make it seem like something good...or something off of a "pro-ana" website. Levenkron's novel, unfortunately, is like a play-by-play manual...overrated and well-known for all the wrong reasons.

Outdated and not much useful advice in here for anybody who suffers or thinks they may suffer from OCD. Except that apparently I can blame my parents for all of my problems.