Dying to be thin [videorecording] / a Nova production by Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. for WGBH/Boston ; written, produced, and directed by Larkin McPhee.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: WG29049 | WGBHPublication details: [Boston] : WGBH Video, [2004]Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1593751680
  • 9781593751685
Uniform titles:
  • Nova (Television program)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DVD RC 552 .E18 D95 2004
Production credits:
  • Editor, Steve Fischer ; camera, Robert Hutchings, Michael Phillips ; music, Michael Bacon ; narrated by Susan Sarandon.
Awards:
  • YALSA selected video for young adults 2002.
Summary: Documentary on anorexia nervosa and bulimia, eating disorders that have grown increasingly prevalent in contemporary American society. Experts in the field discuss some of their underlying causes (especially cultural pressures to be thin), their physiological and psychological effects, and some medical and therapeutic treatments that have been developed. The interviewees include patients representing particularly vulnerable groups: young women from troubled families, dancers, fashion models, and athletes.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection DVD RC 552 .E18 D95 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98635553

DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.

Closed-captioned.

Videodisc release of a 2000 television production.

Editor, Steve Fischer ; camera, Robert Hutchings, Michael Phillips ; music, Michael Bacon ; narrated by Susan Sarandon.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Documentary on anorexia nervosa and bulimia, eating disorders that have grown increasingly prevalent in contemporary American society. Experts in the field discuss some of their underlying causes (especially cultural pressures to be thin), their physiological and psychological effects, and some medical and therapeutic treatments that have been developed. The interviewees include patients representing particularly vulnerable groups: young women from troubled families, dancers, fashion models, and athletes.

YALSA selected video for young adults 2002.

Special DVD ROM features: with web access can access PDF teaching materials online, and link to NOVA website.

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