Wasting away. Anorexia nervosa
Description
This emotionally charged program profiles four young women attempting to recover from anorexia nervosa. Ranging in age from 14 to 25, they struggle to gain weight while dealing with associated conditions such as osteoporosis and depression, family dysfunctionality, and a mind-set that equates starvation with self-control. Filmed at the adolescent eating disorder unit of Westmead Hospital in Sydney and a private outpatient clinic, the program captures the complexities of a devastating psychological disorder that drives women to continuously lose weight-even if it kills them.
Runtime
47 min
Subjects
- Nutritionally induced diseases (32)
- Nutrition (648)
- Bulimia (21)
- Eating disorders (61)
- Diet (387)
- Eating disorders, Compulsive eating (11)
- Anorexia nervosa (20)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2000
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102638&xtid=11651
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