TY - BOOK ID - 77870338 TI - Next to nothing : a firsthand account of one teenager's experience with an eating disorder PY - 2008 SN - 1281163481 9786611163488 0198042299 1435609581 9780198042297 9781281163486 9780195309652 0195309650 9780195309669 0195309669 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Eating disorders in adolescence KW - Eating disorders KW - Adolescent psychopathology KW - Patients KW - Treatment. KW - Arnold, Carrie, KW - Mental health. KW - Eetstoornis KW - Kind KW - Jeugd KW - Jongere KW - Traher, Carrie, UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77870338 AB - More than simple cases of dieting gone awry, eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are among the most fatal of mental illnesses, responsible for more deaths each year than any other psychiatric disorder. These illnesses afflict millions of young people, especially women, all over the world. Carrie Arnold developed anorexia as an adolescent and nearly lost her life to the disease. In Next to Nothing, she tells the story of her descent into anorexia, how and why she fell victim to this mysterious illness, and how she was able to seek help and recover after years of therapy and hard work. ER -