The social construction of anorexia nervosa
Examining the ways in which practitioners work with the complexities of anorexia and resolve clinical dilemmas and ambiguities, Hepworth critically discusses the contribution of postmodernism to the explanation and treatment of the condition.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
SAGE
c1999.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Inquiries in social construction.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798174106719 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I - Early Ideas about Self-Starvation and Anorexia Nervosa; Chapter 1 - From Religion to Madness: Religious and Medical Interpretations of Self-Starvation; Chapter 2 - The Late Nineteenth Century Medical Discovery of Anorexia Nervosa; Chapter 3 - Early Social, Cultural and Feminist Theories of Anorexia Nervosa; Part II - Health Care Workers' Constructions of Anorexia Nervosa; Chapter 4 - Constructions of Gender and Identity in Anorexia Nervosa; Chapter 5 - The Multiplicity and Diversity of Causes of Anorexia Nervosa
- Chapter 6 - Clinical Treatments for Anorexia NervosaPart III - Postmodernism, the Body and Therapy: Implications for Practice; Chapter 7 - Anorexia Nervosa, Postmodern Readings of the Body and Narrative Therapy; Chapter 8 - Self, Psychology and Participation in the Public Domain; References; Index
