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Harrison G. Pope Jr.; Katharine A. Phillips; Roberto Olivardia
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Language: English
Published by Free Press (edition First Edition), 2000
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- Title
- The Adonis Complex: The Secret Crisis of Male Body Obsession
- Author
- Harrison G. Pope Jr.; Katharine A. Phillips; Roberto Olivardia
- Publisher
- Free Press (edition First Edition)
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0684869101
- ISBN 13
- 9780684869100
- Edition
- First Edition.
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.
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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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