Eating Disorder in Males: Muscularity and Fragility: the Two-faced Ianus of Male Identity - Couverture souple

Manzato, Emilia; Zanetti, Tatiana; Gualandi, Malvina; Strumia, Renata

 
9781614709015: Eating Disorder in Males: Muscularity and Fragility: the Two-faced Ianus of Male Identity

Synopsis

Eating disorders in males are a complex phenomenon. Eating disorders are less common in males than in females, occurring generally 10 times more frequently in women than in men. In spite of similar symptoms in men and women, men are less likely to be primarily diagnosed as suffering from an eating disorder and they risk to be under-diagnosed. This unique book reviews research on the epidemiology, clinical features, risk factors, weight and shape concerns, body dissatisfaction and a particular male anxiety on muscle mass on the topic of eating disorders in males.

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