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Claude-Pierre, Peggy.

The secret language of eating disorders : the revolutionary new approach to understanding and curing anorexia and bulimia / - 1st ed. - New York : Times Books, �1997. - xv, 288 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276) and index.

Part 1: The negative mind -- The beginning of Montreux -- Confirmed negativity condition -- Myths and misconceptions -- The acute patient: held hostage by the "forever" intruder -- Part 2: Addressing the negative mind -- Reversing the negative mind -- The five stages of recovery -- On love and healing: the challenges at home -- Finding the help you need -- The poetry of healing -- A final message of hope.

The author is convinced that eating disorders stem from a complex negative mindset. She details her theories on the true causes of anorexia and bulimia and lays out the basis of the Montreux program, which has an astonishly high success rate, curing even the gravest cases.

ISBN: 0812928423 9780812928426

LCCN: 97011899

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 970170378

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Eating disorders.
Self-esteem in women.
Eating Disorders--therapy.
Self Concept.
Women.

LC Class. No.: RC552.E18 / C53 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 616.85/26

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WM 175 C615 1997