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The Adonis Complex: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Body Obsession in Men and Boys

The Adonis Complex: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Body Obsession in Men and Boys


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A HEALTH CRISIS THAT STRIKES MEN OF ALL AGES
Trying everything from compulsive weight lifting to steroids, more and more boys and men are taking the quest for physical perfection beyond the bounds of normal behavior. The Adonis Complex -- the groundbreaking book that first gave a name to this phenomenon and sparked nationwide interest in the subject -- identifies for the first time the symptoms and warning signs of this dangerous problem, including:

  • An obsession with exercise, sometimes to the exclusion of all other activities
  • Binge eating, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia
  • The abuse of steroids, muscle-building supplements, and diet aids

But perhaps more important, it offers readers an explanation of the underlying causes of the Adonis complex, together with hands-on advice for those who have experienced body obsessions themselves, or who see these problems in a boy or man they love.

Table of Contents:
Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

ONE Secrets of the Men at the Olympic Gym

TWO The Rise of the Adonis Complex:

Roots of Male Body Obsession

THREE Do You Have the Adonis Complex?

Two Tests and Their Astonishing Results

FOUR Muscle Dysmorphia: Muscularity Run Amok

FIVE Anabolic Steroids: Dangerous Fuel for the Adonis Complex

SIX Fear of Fat: Men and Eating Disorders

SEVEN Beyond Muscle and Fat:

Hair, Breasts, Genitals, and Other Body Obsessions

EIGHT Boys at Risk

NINE Dealing with the Adonis Complex: Women's Voices

TEN Straights and Gays: Not So Different After All

ELEVEN Rx for the Adonis Complex:

A Guide for Men and Their Loved Ones

APPENDIX I The Fat-Free Mass Index (FFMI)

and How to Calculate It

APPENDIX II Diagnostic Criteria for Body Image Disorders

APPENDIX III Where to Get Help

Notes

Index


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.

Review :
William Pollack, Ph.D. author of Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From The Myths Of Boyhood Ten years after The Beauty Myth we finally understand the relationship between society's expectation of boys and men and how they think about their bodies. Time magazine cover story Groundbreaking. Ripped male bodies are used today to advertise everything that shapely female bodies advertise: not just fitness products, but also dessert liqueurs, microwave ovens, and luxury hotels. The authors of The Adonis Complex want guys to rebel against those images, or at least see them for what they are: a goal unattainable without drug use. Publishers Weekly Compelling [and] convincing...A provocative look at what has been, until now, a largely unexplored subject.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780684869117
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publisher Imprint: The Free Press
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 372 gr
  • ISBN-10: 068486911X
  • Publisher Date: 17 Jun 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Body Obsession in Men and Boys
  • Width: 140 mm


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