Yesterday, I came across a New York Times book review by Lorrie Moore, in which she proceeds to belittle and bash memoir as a genre (except for a select few that make her cut). It seems like there has been a lot of memoir bashing lately. Why all the hate? If you don’t like memoir, [...]
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/health/26anorexia.html?_r=1&src=tptw While I disagree with the premise that recovery is not possible for everyone (I truly believe it is), I think this article raises an interesting point about how we define recovery. Is it when weight restoration and normal menstruation occur? Is it when the patient stops obsessing about food? I think the process of [...]
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/04/health/04patient.html?_r=4&adxnnl=1&ref=health&adxnnlx=1291449672-8wSv895z1markUuCy2ghWg This article addresses the expense and difficulty of treating eating disorders, as well as how a lot of insurance companies find ways to refuse to cover treatment costs. It also talks about the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. One quibble I do have with this article is that touts the Maudsley Method. Although [...]
There was a really good New York Times article about Some Day Melissa, which is a documentary/project that Judy Avrin is creating in order to raise awareness about bulimia. Ms. Avrin’s daughter, Melissa died of a heart attack after a five year battle with bulimia. I will to the website at the end of this [...]
The New York Times has an interesting article on EDNOS today: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/health/19eat.html?src=twt&twt=nytimeshealth Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
