The Adonis Complex: The Secret Crisis of Male Body Obsession
POPE, Harrison G., Jr., M.D., Katharine A Phillips, M.D. and Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D.
ISBN 10: 0684869101 ISBN 13: 9780684869100
Published by The Free Press, New York, 2000
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Combining case studies with scientific research, this book reveals a threat that is as serious as the beauty myth for women or anorexia nervosa for girls. Growing numbers of young men are taking the quest for perfect muscles, skin and hair too far, crossing the line from normal interest to abnormal obsession. The symptoms of this body obsession, excessive workouts, steroid abuse, eating disorders, and body and muscle dysmorphic disorder lead to problems with sex and intimacy, relationships and work. This book shows what men really think and feel about their bodies, so no-one need suffer alone.
About the Author: Harrison G. Pope, Jr., M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Biological Psychiatry Laboratory at McLean Hospital. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.
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Title: The Adonis Complex: The Secret Crisis of ...
Publisher: The Free Press, New York
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition