Men writing eating disorders : autobiographical writing and illness experience in English and German narratives / by Heike Bartel (University of Nottingham, UK).

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prelims -- Introduction -- 1: Eating disorders and men -- 2: Constructing eating disorders -- 3: Written on the body -- 4: Autobiographical writing -- 5: Writing for healthcare -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Eating disorders do not only affect women and girls; men and boys get them too but remain mostly invisible. This book gives insight into this neglected problem through a comparative and transnational analysis of autobiographical accounts written by men with experience of living with eating disorders.

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