LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Bulimia nervosa

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

31 Aug 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:24:43

Description

Documentary on the eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, its effects on sufferers, and available treatments. Includes contributions by unnamed sufferers; Dr Hubert Lacey, Consultant Psychiatrist at St George’s Hospital, London; Louise Roche, former bulimic and author of Glutton for Punishment; the unnamed father of a sufferer; television celebrity Nancy Roberts, co-founder of the Spare Tyre Theatre Company. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Hubert Lacey; Louise Roche; Nancy Roberts

Keywords

Health; Health services; Women; Mental health; Mental diseases; Diet; Food; Gender roles; Sexuality; Illness; Eating disorders; Body weight; Bulimia

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