The Golden Cage - The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa, With a New Foreword by Catherine Steiner-Adair, Ed.D.

First published more than 20 years ago, with almost 150,000 copies sold, this remains the classic book on anorexia nervosa for patients, parents, mental health professionals. Writing in a jargon-free style, Bruch details the relentless pursuit of thinness and the search for superiority in self-denial that characterize the disorder.