Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery [Paperback]

This intimate self-help guidebook offers a complete understanding of bulimia and a plan for recovery. It includes a two-week program to stop bingeing, ideas for things to do instead of bingeing, a guide for support groups, specific advice for loved ones, and Eat Without Fear, Lindsey Hall's story of her self-cure, which has inspired thousands of other bulimics. This 25th anniversary edition updates all information from previous editions, with additional material on assessment, new diagnostic categories, men and bulimia, evidence-based treatment, family-assisted recovery, the influence of media (including the Internet), the essentials of long-term recovery, and much more. Drawing on its established track record of success,Bulimia: A Guide to Recoveryincludes input from 400 recovered bulimics and is packed with valuable tips for therapists, educators, bulimics, and their loved ones.