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Companion Guide for A Season in Hell

Basic Information

Andersen, A.E. (1985). Practical comprehensive treatment of anorexia bulimia. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins.

Bennett, W., & Gurin, J. (1982). The Dieter's Dilemma: Eating less and weighting more. New York: Basic Books

Bruch, H. (1978). The Golden Cage: The enigma of anorexia nervosa. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. (suitable for high school students)

Brunberg, J. J. (1988). Fasting girls: The emergence of anorexia nervosa as a modern disease. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Levenkron, S. (1978). The Best Little Girl In The World. New York: Warner Books. (This novel is suitable for high school students, as is the sequel: Kessa. New York: Popular Library/Warner, 1986)

Levine, M. P. (1987). Student Eating Disorders: Anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Washington, D.C.: National Education Association. (suitable for high school students)

MacLeod, S. (1982). The Art of Starvation: A story of anorexia and survival. New York: Schocken. (This autobiography is suitable for high school students)

Whitaker, L. C., & Davis, W. N. (Eds.). (1988/1989). The bulimic college student: Evaluation, treatment and prevention. Special issue of the Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 3 (2-4)

Advanced Information

Brownell, K. D., & Foreyt, J. P. (Eds.) . (1986). Handbook of Eating Disorders: Physiology, psychology, and treatment of obesity, anorexia, and bulimia. New York: Wiley.

Garner, D. M., & Garfinkel, P. E. (Eds.). (1985). The Handbook of Psychotherapy for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. New York: Guilford.

Garfinkel, P. E., & Garner, D. M. (1982). Anorexia Nervosa: A multidimensional perspective. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Johnson, C., & Connors, M. J. (1987). The Etiology and Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa: A biopsychosocial perspective. New York: Basic Books.