This is not a particularly easy book for a student of borderline personality pathology to review for an audience of fellow professionals, precisely because the book has obvious strengths along with some not-so-apparent weaknesses—at least in the eyes of this reviewer. I will try to summarize my sense of the strong points first and then try to formulate some of my reservations. First the good news.

Cauwels has done an exceptional job compiling a large body of rather complex data and opinions in creditable fashion. The writing is clear and relatively unencumbered by jargon. The style is journalistic—I think relatively high quality journalism, although my judgment is not expert in that regard. I found it fairly easy going for the most part. Certainly the opinions and viewpoints expressed were clearly and discretely articulated. Cauwels herself holds a doctorate in English and has taught on the university level at Emory and Minnesota. She has had some degree of involvement in treatment programs dealing with eating disorders and has lectured