The Body Myth: Adult Women and the Pressure to Be Perfect by Margo Maine Ph.D. and Joe Kelly (Hardbound, 279 pages; John Wiley & Sons, 2005)
A groundbreaking look at adult women who struggle with eating disorders and other body issues

In the relatively short history of eating disorders treatment, the overwhelming majority of patients have been teenage girls and young women. But now, clinical psychologists like Margo Maine are treating increasing numbers of women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond suffering from disordered eating or the preoccupation with achieving a perfect body. This unique, jargon-free guide helps women and their loved ones understand eating disorders and the obsession with perfection, the different eating disorder triggers adult women experience, and the various treatments available.
Margo Maine, Ph.D., (West Hartford, CT), cofounder of the Maine & Weinstein Specialty Group, is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders for more than 20 years. She has spoken at numerous state, national and international conferences on a variety of topics related to the treatment and prevention of eating disorders, women's health, and related issues. Joe Kelly (Duluth, MN) is a journalist, activist, and author of Dads and Daughters. He won the 2004 Eating Disorders Coalition National Action Award for Leadership.