The Secret Language of Eating Disorders: How You Can Understand and Work to Cure Anorexia and Bulimia

"A provacative new analysis" (Newsweek) that offers a true path to healing eating disorders.

In this approachable look at the complex topic of eating disorders, Peggy Claude-Pierre examines the common misconceptions around anorexia and bulimia to discover the true causes and shares a groundbreaking path to healing.

"A gripping, often chilling view of what it's like to battle these horrific diseases."--Newsweek


Author: Peggy Claude-Pierre
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 12/29/1998
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 7.92h x 5.30w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780375750182

About the Author
Peggy Claude-Pierre opened her outpatient practice specializing in eating disorders in 1988; the Montreaux Clinic began its residential inpatient program in 1993. Millions have been introduced to Claude-Pierre's gentle yet positive approach to the treatment of anorexia and bulimia, thanks to her appearances on 20/20 (the first show on her work won a Peabody Award for excellance) and Oprah. She consults with health professionals and government representatives in North and South America, Western and Eastern Europe, as well as Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. She has been nominated for the Kiwanis World Service Medal and the Institute of Noetic Sciences Altruism Award. She is currently working with the Montreaux staff to create a teaching clinic to offer professional training to others who wish to use the Montyreaux approach. She lives and works in Victoria, Canada.