Anorexia's fallen angel : the untold story of Peggy Claude-Pierre and the controversial Montreux Clinic / Barbara McLintock.
Anorexia's fallen angel : the untold story of Peggy Claude-Pierre and the controversial Montreux Clinic / Barbara McLintock.
By
:
McLintock, Barbara.
Publication Date
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2002
Publication Information
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Toronto : HarperCollins,
Physical Description
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287 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Montreux Clinic.
Eating disorders -- Treatment.
Anorexia nervosa.
Summary
:
Anorexia's Fallen Angel contains all the ingredients of an irresistible read: a baffling disease that overwhelmingly afflicts the young and gifted, promises of a miracle cure, whistle-blowing insiders, and the personality cult surrounding a charismatic leader. Journalist Barbara McLintock tells the tale of Peggy Claude-Pierre, a mother with no professional training who claimed to cure eating disorders with unconditional love at the Montreux Clinic in Victoria, B.C. Breathless media coverage earned Claude-Pierre's clinic a worldwide reputation before allegations of force-feeding and patients being held against their will ultimately led to the clinic losing its license.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780002000925
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Buchans (CBN) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 362.196 M22 | Please Request |