Books

Suzanne Abraham and Derek Llewellyn-Jones, Eating Disorders: The Facts. 4th ed. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1997. An educational book on anorexia, bulimia, and obesity. Topics include why eating disorders develop, the characteristics and behaviors of each type of disorder, diagnosis, and treatment.

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and Anne C. Petersen, eds., Girls at Puberty: Biological and Psychosocial Perspective. New York: Plenum, 1983. A collection of research-based essays from a medical perspective. Covers biological, psychological, and sociocultural aspects of girls during puberty.

Peggy Claude-Pierre, The Secret Language of Eating Disorders: How You Can Understand and Work to Cure Anorexia and Bulimia. New York: Vintage Books, 1997. The author, the founder of an eating disorder treatment program, presents her own insights into the causes of anorexia and bulimia, explains the basis of her treatment program, and offers some inspiring stories of those in recovery.

Carolyn Costin, Your Dieting Daughter: Is She...