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American psychotherapist and writer (born 1941)
Steven Levenkron (born 1941) is an American psychotherapist and writer known for his research into
anorexia nervosa and
self-injury .
[1] He lives in New York, where his practice is based.
Levenkron started his research in 1970 and later took part in the
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders .
[2] He gained popularity due to his 1978 novel
The Best Little Girl in the World , which was recognized as a
Best Books for Young Adults by the
American Library Association
[3] and which later formed the basis of the
American Broadcasting Company 's television film
The Best Little Girl in the World .
[4]
[5]
His notable clients included
Karen Carpenter , who died in 1983.
[6]
[7]
In 1998,
W. W. Norton & Company published Levenkron's
non-fiction book Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation . In the book, he insisted that self-injury was not related to
suicide in essentials.
[8]
His book The Luckiest Girl in the World is the original work of the 2000 television movie
Secret Cutting , produced by
USA Network .
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[10]
Levenkron's website states that his patient recovery rate is over 90%.
[11]
Publications
stolen tomorrows , 2007
Treating and Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa , 1982
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders , 1991
Cutting, Understanding & Overcoming Self-Mutilation , 1998
Anatomy of Anorexia , 2000
The Best Little Girl in the World - work of fiction, also produced as a movie
The Luckiest Girl in the World - work of fiction, also produced as a movie under the title
Secret Cutting
Kessa - work of fiction
the 8 books above have all been translated into 7 different foreign languages
References
^ Edwards, Tamala M. (November 9, 1998).
"What the Cutters Feel" .
Time . Archived from
the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2010 .
^
"The Luckiest Girl in the World" .
Penguin Group . Archived from
the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010 .
^
"Levenkron, Steven : The Best Little Girl in the World" .
New York University . Retrieved August 24, 2010 .
^ Becker, Daniel (2005).
This Mean Disease: Growing Up in the Shadow of My Mother's Anorexia Nervosa .
Gurze Books .
Google Books . Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
^
"The BEST LITTLE GIRL IN THE WORLD (1981)" .
British Film Institute . Archived from
the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2010 .
^ Lawson, Carol (March 22, 1985).
"DOCTORS CITE EMETIC ABUSE" .
The New York Times . Retrieved August 24, 2010 .
^ Solomon, Michelle (April 10, 2002).
"Stars Vulnerable To Anorexia, Expert Says" .
KIRO-TV . Retrieved August 24, 2010 . [
permanent dead link ]
^
"New court papers tell of Phoebe's dark last day" .
Irish Independent . April 18, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010 .
^ Mann, Denise (May 3, 2004).
"When Scab-Picking, Cutting Becomes Addictive" .
MedicineNet . Retrieved August 25, 2010 .
^
"Painful Secrets (US Version)" .
YesAsia . Retrieved August 25, 2010 .
^
"Anorexia | Bulimia | Anorexia Nervosa | OCD | Psychotherapist Steven Levenkron" .
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