Steven Levenkron

Steven Levenkron (born 1941) is a psychotherapist and writer known for his research into anorexia nervosa and self-injury.[1] He now lives and still continues his practice in New York.

Levenkron started his research in 1970 and later took part in the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.[2] At first, he gained the popularity due to his 1978 novel The Best Little Girl in the World, which won the "Best Book for Young Adults award" from the American Library Association[3] and later became a base 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.[9][10]

Publications

the 8 books above have all been translated into 7 different foreign languages

References

  1. ^ Edwards, Tamala M. (November 9, 1998). "What the Cutters Feel". Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989518,00.html. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  2. ^ "The Luckiest Girl in the World". Penguin Group. http://us.penguingroup.com/static/rguides/us/luckiest_girl_in_the_world.html. Retrieved August 26, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Levenkron, Steven : The Best Little Girl in the World". New York University. http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/Annotation?action=view&annid=1062. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "The BEST LITTLE GIRL IN THE WORLD (1981)". British Film Institute. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/147193. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  6. ^ Lawson, Carol (March 22, 1985). "DOCTORS CITE EMETIC ABUSE". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/22/style/doctors-cite-emetic-abuse.html. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  7. ^ Solomon, Michelle (April 10, 2002). "Stars Vulnerable To Anorexia, Expert Says". KIRO-TV. http://www.kirotv.com/health/1391838/detail.html. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  8. ^ "New court papers tell of Phoebe's dark last day". Irish Independent. April 18, 2010. http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/new-court-papers-tell-of-phoebes-dark-last-day-2142478.html. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  9. ^ Mann, Denise (May 3, 2004). "When Scab-Picking, Cutting Becomes Addictive". MedicineNet. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52495. Retrieved August 25, 2010. 
  10. ^ "Painful Secrets (US Version)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/global/painful-secrets-us-version/1021415595-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved August 25, 2010. 

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