Inside anorexia : the experiences of girls and their families / Christine Halse, Anne Honey, and Desiree Boughtwood.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-198) and index.

Living with anorexia nervosa -- "The best anorexic": the story of Angela, Maureen, Mike, Dan, and Martha -- "Fat attack"": the story of Carol, Lynne, John, Ben, and Shane -- "If you're not the girl with anorexia then who are you?": the story of Kate, Margie, Carl, Donna, Lucas, Joseph, and Reuben -- "The problem isn't you, it's the anorexia": the story of Hannah, Laura, Peter, and Luke -- "Tough love": the story of Jo, Julie, Michael, and Sam -- "Ahah, anorexia nervosa!": the story of Antonia, Alice, Alan and Aaron -- "It can happen to the nicest families": the story of Ruth, Beth, David, and Callum -- "It's all up to me now": the story of Renee, Elizabeth, Pat, and Ryan -- Conclusion.

Inside Anorexia describes the experiences and challenges faced by teenage girls with anorexia nervosa and their families. Structured around real-life accounts, the book shows the diverse forms that anorexia takes and provides valuable insights into the lived experience of girls with anorexia and their families. It demonstrates that the unique stories of individuals and their families need to be the starting point for understanding anorexia. Text boxes in each story provide an overview of current knowledge about anorexia across a range of disciplines and present new findings from the authors' own research into anorexia nervosa.