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Œuvres de Hilde Bruch

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Date de naissance
1904
Date de décès
1984
Sexe
female
Nationalité
Germany
USA (emigrated 1934)
Pays (pour la carte)
USA
Lieu de naissance
Dülken, Viersen, Germany
Lieu du décès
Houston, Texas, USA
Études
Albert Ludwig University
Professions
psychiatrist
psychiatry professor, Baylor College of Medicine

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Unfortunately, this was the first book I found and read about eating disorders. It was a devastating and ultimately false lead.

I consider this book historically important but NOT recommended except to understand older thinking about anorexia and eating disorders. Bruch made really good observations and descriptions of her patients but without the benefit of later science and context. Her conclusions about the nature of anorexia and especially of the parents of patients have done untold harm and continue to be used in unhelpful ways.… (plus d'informations)
 
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LauraCLM | 1 autre critique | May 6, 2015 |
I read this book and used it for a term paper in High School in 1978.

I learned some medical terms and that sometimes people stop eating and get skinny.

The last line of the book says in paraphrase "we don't know what the cause is."

I have heard since from a friend that it a condition with a nutritional deficiency of potassium so you might wish to consult a competent nutritionist and get their opinion.
 
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Bruce_Deming | 1 autre critique | Nov 2, 2013 |

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Œuvres
10
Membres
281
Popularité
#82,782
Évaluation
3.0
Critiques
2
ISBN
26
Langues
7

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