Books for Young Adults
- Beginner's Guide to Eating Disorders Recovery; by Nancy
Kolodny; Gurze Books, 2004
- Body Blues: Weight and Depression; by Laura Weeldreyer;
Rosen Publishing Group, 1998
- Eating Disorder Survivors Tell Their Stories; by Christina
Chiu; Rosen, 1998
- Eating Disorders: A Handbook for Teens, Families, and Teachers;
by Tania Heller; McFarland & Co, 2003
- Exercise Addiction: When Fitness Becomes an Obsession; by
Laura Kaminker; Rosen Publishing Group, 1998
- Food Fight: A Guide to Eating Disorders for Preteens and
Their Parents; by Janet Bode; Simon & Schuster, 1997
- My Life as a Male Anorexic; by Michael Krasnow; Haworth
Press, 1996
- Over It! A Teen's Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with
Food and Weight; by Carol Normandi and Laurelee Roark;
New World Library, 2001
- Wanting To Be Her: Body Image Secrets Victoria Won't Tell
You; by Michelle Graham; Intervarsity press, 2005
- Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia; by Marya
Hormbacher; Harper Collins, 1997
Books for Adults
- Anatomy of Anorexia; by Steven Levenkron; W.W. Norton,
2000
- Anorexia and Bulimia; by Paul R. Robbins; Enslow
Publishers, Inc., 1998
- Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery; by Lindsey Hall;
Gurze Books, 1999
- Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends,
and Sufferers; by Janet Treasure; Psychology Press, 1997
- Bulimia: A Guide for Family and Friends; by Roberta T.
Sherman; Jossey-Bass, 1997
- Bulimia/Anorexia: The Binge/Purge Cycle and
Self-Starvation, 3rd ed.; Marlene Boskind-White; W.W.
Norton & Co., 2000
- Dying to Be Thin; by Ira Sacker; Warner Books, 1995
- Eating Disorders: The Facts; by Suzanne Abraham; Oxford
University Press, 1997
- Help for Eating Disorders: A Parent's Guide to Symptoms,
Causes and Treatments; by Debra Katzman: Robert Rose, 2005
- Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder; by James Lock
and Daniel Le Grange; New York, Guilford Press, 2005
- If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder: An Essential
Resource for Parents; by B. Timothy Walsh; Oxford University
Press, 2005
- I'm, Like, SO Fat! Helping Your Teen make Healthy Choices
About Eating and Exercise in a Weight-Obsessed World; by
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer; New York, Guilford Press, 2005
- Just a Little Too Thin: How to Pull Your Child Back From
the Brink of an Eating Disorder; by Michael Strober and
Meg Schneider; Da Capo Press, 2005
- Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders; by Marcia Herrin;
Publishers Group West, 2006
- Talking to Eating Disorders: Simple Ways to Support
Someone with Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating or Body Image
Issues; by Jeanne Heaton and Claudia Strauss; NAL Trade,
2005
- The Eating Disorder Sourcebook; Carolyn Costin; Lowell
House, 1996
- Your Dieting Daughter: Is She Dying for Attention?; by
Carolyn Costin; Brunner/Mazel, 1997
Other Resources
American Anorexia Bulimia Association
165 West 46th Street
Suite 1108
New York, NY 10036
212-575-6200
Web site: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
Help-lines, referral networks, public information, school
outreach, media support, professional training, support
groups and prevention programs.
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc.
Phone: 1-800-931-2237
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
http://www.edreferral.com
Provides information and resource on prevention and treatment,
with listings of treatment centers, practitioners, online and
telephone resources (both fee-based and free), and a monthly
email newsletter.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
(301) 443-4513
E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
Phone: (847) 831-3438
http://www.anad.org
Something Fishy: Website on Eating Disorders
http://www.something-fishy.org
Support group site; includes a chat room and listing of online
support groups. Features a monthly schedule of chat events, an
interactive bulletin board, and a treatment finder that can be
browsed by state and country.
Weight-control Information Network
6101 Executive Blvd., Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852
877-946-4627
301-984-7378
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
National information service of the National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National
Institutes of Health (NIH). which provides science-based
information on obesity, weight control, and nutrition.
Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
This content is reviewed periodically and is subject to
change as new health information becomes available. The
information is intended to inform and educate and is not a
replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or
treatment by a healthcare professional.
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