TY  - GEN
N2  - 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.
AB  - 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.
T1  - Dying to be thin
DA  - [2004]
CY  - [Boston] :
AU  - McPhee, Larkin.
AU  - Apsell, Paula S.
AU  - Sarandon, Susan,
AU  - Bacon, Michael,
CN  - RC552.E18
CN  - RC552.E18
PB  - WGBH Video,
PP  - [Boston] :
LA  - Closed-captioned.
PY  - [2004]
N1  - Originally broadcast as an episode of Nova in 2000.
N1  - Special DVD ROM features: Web access to access PDF teaching materials online; link to NOVA website.
ID  - 434290
KW  - Eating disorders
KW  - Anorexia nervosa.
KW  - Bulimia.
KW  - Body image in women.
KW  - Body image in adolescence.
KW  - Body image disturbance.
SN  - 1593751680
SN  - 9781593751685
TI  - Dying to be thin
ER  -