FRONT COVER -- Inside Anorexia: The Experiences of Girls and their Families -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Living with Anorexia Nervosa -- What is anorexia? -- History of anorexia -- How common is anorexia? -- What causes anorexia? -- How is anorexia treated? -- Recovering from anorexia -- 2 "The Best Anorexic": The Story of Angela, Maureen, Mike,Dan, and Martha -- Box 2.1 Physical Effects of Anorexia -- Box 2.2 Anorexia: Part of an Eating Continuum? -- Box 2.3 Refeeding the Starving Body -- Box 2.4 The Effect of Anorexia on Siblings -- Box 2.5 The Effect of Anorexia on Parents -- 3 "Fat Attack": The Story of Carol, Lynne, John, Ben, and Shane -- Box 3.1 Searching for a Cause -- Box 3.2 Coeducational versus Single-Sex Schools -- Box 3.3 Body Image -- Box 3.4 Anorexic Behaviors -- 4 "If You're Not the Girl With Anorexia Then Who Are You?": The Story of Kate,Margie, Carl, Donna, Lucas, Joseph, and Reuben -- Box 4.1 Schools and the Prevention of Anorexia -- Box 4.2 Males with Anorexia -- Box 4.3 Psychiatric Problems Associated with Anorexia -- Box 4.4 Family Therapy -- 5 "The Problem Isn't You, It's the Anorexia": The Story of Hannah, Laura, Peter, and Luke -- Box 5.1 Effects of Starvation -- Box 5.2 Influence of Siblings -- Box 5.3 Support Networks for Parents and Carers -- Box 5.4 Advice from Parents and Carers -- 6 "Tough Love": The Story of Jo, Julie,Michael, and Sam -- Box 6.1 School Culture and Anorexia -- Box 6.2 Pro-anaWebsites -- Box 6.3 Compulsory Treatment -- 7 "Ahah, Anorexia Nervosa!": The Story of Antonia, Alice, Alan, and Aaron -- Box 7.1 Facts and Fictions of Sexual Abuse -- Box 7.2 Anorexia in Cultural and Ethnic Groups -- Box 7.3 The Experience of Hospitalization -- Box 7.4 Challenges of Diagnosing Anorexia -- 8 "It Can Happen to the Nicest Families": The Story of Ruth, Beth, David, and Callum.

Box 8.1 Healthism -- Box 8.2 Challenges in Treating Anorexia -- Box 8.3 Parents, Guilt, and Blame -- Box 8.4 Relationships between People with Anorexia -- Box 8.5 Supporting Parents -- 9 "It's All Up to Me Now": The Story of Renee, Elizabeth, Pat, and Ryan -- Box 9.1 The Meaning of Food -- Box 9.2 Religion and Spirituality -- Box 9.3 Media and Anorexia -- Box 9.4 Readiness for Recovery -- 10 Conclusion -- International Advisory Panel -- About the Authors -- References -- Index.