Abstract
The introduction of workplace-based assessments (WPBA) in postgraduate medical education represents a significant shift in the culture of assessing trainees. Trainees are keen to obtain clear and detailed information about how to undertake WPBA and what is expected of them. There is also an
Highlights
Bulimics on Bulimia aims to fill a gap in the publications on the disorder which is largely considered retrospectively while the writers are in recovery
It is recommended to friends and families of anyone who is suffering from an eating disorder, as well as mental health professionals and counsellors for its sincere and intimate insight without ever losing its factual approach, setting it apart from a large number of personal accounts of living with an eating disorder
There is an unfortunate sense of having to ‘pass’ the required workplace-based assessments (WPBA) that means they gain the flavour of an examination, whereas the true value of WPBA lies in their ability to identify areas for improvement and support feedback that results in the development of an appropriate learning plan
Summary
Edited by Maria Stavrou Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008, »12.99 pb, 160 pp. ISBN 978-1-84310-668-5. In order to rectify this, Maria Stavrou brings together 19 personal accounts by people from very different backgrounds, professions and age groups. With at times painful honesty, the authors challenge the stereotypical image of the bulimic teenage girl, dispel myths about bingeing and purging, and reveal that this secretive eating disorder affects a far wider range of people than commonly assumed. An overwhelming sense of sadness accompanies these brave accounts as the authors reveal that, despite the wish to change, the perceived need to hold on to their eating disorder as a coping mechanism is far stronger. It is recommended to friends and families of anyone who is suffering from an eating disorder, as well as mental health professionals and counsellors for its sincere and intimate insight without ever losing its factual approach, setting it apart from a large number of personal accounts of living with an eating disorder
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