Steven Levenkron

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.[9][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
  1. Edwards, Tamala M. (November 9, 1998). "What the Cutters Feel". Time. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  2. "The Luckiest Girl in the World". Penguin Group. Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  3. "Levenkron, Steven : The Best Little Girl in the World". New York University. 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. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  6. Lawson, Carol (March 22, 1985). "DOCTORS CITE EMETIC ABUSE". The New York Times. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  7. Solomon, Michelle (April 10, 2002). "Stars Vulnerable To Anorexia, Expert Says". KIRO-TV. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  8. "New court papers tell of Phoebe's dark last day". Irish Independent. April 18, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  9. Mann, Denise (May 3, 2004). "When Scab-Picking, Cutting Becomes Addictive". MedicineNet. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
  10. "Painful Secrets (US Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
  11. "Anorexia | Bulimia | Anorexia Nervosa | OCD | Psychotherapist Steven Levenkron".


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