Greene - Eating disorders: the ultimate teen guide

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Eating Disorders

The Ultimate Teen Guide

Jessica R. Greene

It Happened to Me, No. 39

ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

Lanham Boulder New York London

Published by Rowman & Littlefield

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Copyright 2014 by Jessica R. Greene

All rights reserved . No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Greene, Jessica R., 1964 author.

Eating disorders : the ultimate teen guide / Jessica R. Greene.

pages cm. (It happened to me ; no. 39)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8108-8773-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8108-8774-9 (ebook) 1. Eating disorders in adolescencePopular works. 2. TeenagersLife skill guides. I. Title.

RJ506.E18G74 2014

616.85'2600835dc 32014005390

The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992. Printed in the United States of America

For Laura Greene

(whos been there, done that, and wears the T-shirt)

and for Emma

To the doctors and my nurses, Debbie and Patty, at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, who saved my life in 1981. And to Janelle, Diane, Lisa, Julie, Kristen, Dawn, and other girls of the ED wing, whose faces I remember.

Contents

Acknowledgments

I m extraordinarily grateful to everyone whose efforts made the creation of this book possible, these individuals in particular:

Dr. Timothy Brewerton, Carolyn Costin, Dr. Michael P. Levine (the great triumvirate of ED specialists), Lynn S. Grefe, Dr. Kimberly Dennis, Dr. Joel Jahraus, and Kourtney Gordon took time from their professional lives to contribute their expertise.

Harriet Brown, Dr. Cynthia Bulik, Kjerstin Gruys, and Ryan K. Sallans are incredibly generous.

Darryl Roberts and Christopher Hines are as awesome as the work they do.

Carolyn Jennings rocks as a writer, cheerleader, and friend.

Mark Taris gave me the confidence to complete the odyssey, granted me leave, and then welcomed me back.

Anya Chrystal at EDC; Diana Kalogridis, Maggi Flaherty, Yasemin Merwede, and Claire Mysko at NEDA; Aimee-Leigh Lerett at Hal Leonard Corporation; Ilse Jung at the Museum of Art HistoryVienna; and Chris Wild at Retronaut helped make the pages come to life.

Every writer should be blessed with wonderful readers to critique and proofread work in progress. Thank you, Kelly Miller, Chris Coad Taylor, Lisa Vogt, and Larry Judd. Joni Fisher gave her time in the early stages of the manuscript. Carmen Cool came to my rescue in the eleventh hour.

Arlene Hirschfelder, Christen Karniski, Stephen Ryan, Jessica McCleary, and Debra Kass-Orenstein are the nuts and bolts of this project.

Last, but never least, thanks to Chris and Libby, who keep my light on.

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Lyrics by Alanis Morissette

Music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard

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