@article{434290, note = {Originally broadcast as an episode of Nova in 2000.}, author = {McPhee, Larkin. and Apsell, Paula S. and Sarandon, Susan, and Bacon, Michael,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/434290}, title = {Dying to be thin [videorecording] /}, publisher = {WGBH Video,}, abstract = {Documentary on anorexia nervosa and bulimia, eating disorders that have grown increasingly prevalent in contemporary American society. Experts in the field discuss some of their underlying causes (especially cultural pressures to be thin), their physiological and psychological effects, and some medical and therapeutic treatments that have been developed. The interviewees include patients representing particularly vulnerable groups: young women from troubled families, dancers, fashion models, and athletes.}, recid = {434290}, pages = {1 videodisc (60 min.) :}, address = {[Boston] :}, year = {2004}, }