Books and Articles — Eating Disorders

Books for Children and Teens

Sears, WilliamEat Healthy Feel Good

Books and Videos for Adults

Adderholdt, MiriamPerfection
Byrne, KatherineA Parents Guide to Anorexia and Bulimia
Costin, CarolynThe Eating Disorder Sourcebook
Freedman, RitaBody Love
Gilbert, SarahThe Unofficial Guide to Managing Eating Disorders
Goodman, LauraEating Disorders: The Journey to Recovery Workbook
Hall, LindseyBulimia: A Guide to Recovery
Hirschmann, JaneOvercoming Overeating
Hirschmann, JanePreventing Childhood Eating Problems
Hirschmann, JaneWhen Women Stop Hating Their Bodies
Kolodny, NancyThe Beginners Guide to Eating Disorder
Matz, JudithBeyond a Shadow of a Diet
Normandi, CarolOver It
NOVA~PBS (Video)Dying to be Thin
Phillips, KatherineThe Broken Mirror
Pipher, MaryHunger Pains
Roth, GeneenBreaking Free From Compulsive Eating
Roth, GeneenWhy Weight?
Saker, IraDying to be Thin
Schaefer, JenniLife Without Ed
Sell, ChristinaYoga from the Inside Out
Shelley, RosemaryAnorexics on Anorexia
Siegel, MecheleSurviving an Eating Disorder
Thopson, BeckyA Hunger So Wide So Deep
Tribole, EvelynIntuitive Eating
Villapiano, MonaEating Disorders: Time for Change
Zerbe, KathrynBody Betrayed

Articles and Other Resources

Study Examines Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia Websites, by Tim Parsons. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, June 17, 2010.  “A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examines the content and messages presented by websites that appear to support or encourage eating disorders&rdquo

Tools to Reduce Stigma of Mental Illness, by Rick Nauert. Psych Central, May 14, 2010.  “Researchers have announced a new intervention that can improve the quality of life and self-esteem among persons with serious mental illness.&rdquo

Raiding the Refrigerator, but Still Asleep, by Randi Hutter Epstein. New York Times, April 07, 2010.  “A surprising number of adults, mostly women, are sleep eaters who binge on junk food while still asleep.&rdquo

Self-help treatment effective for binge eating, researchers say, by Madison Park. CNN, March 31, 2010.  “Help to control binge eating could be as simple as a self-help book and check-ins with a health educator, according to new research out this month.&rdquo

New Rules Promise Better Mental Health Coverage, by Robert Pear. New York Times, January 29, 2010.  “The Obama administration issued new rules that promise to improve insurance coverage of mental health care for more than 140 million people insured through their jobs. Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said the new rules guard against “needless or arbitrary limits.” In general, under the rules, employers and group health plans cannot provide less coverage for mental health care than for the treatment of physical conditions like cancer and heart disease.&rdquo

Massachusetts expands mental health parity, by Nan Shnitzler. New England Psychologist, October 15, 2009.

Parenting and Food: Eat Your Peas. Or Don’t. Whatever., by Frank Bruni. New York Times, August 29, 2009.  “How can parents coach children away from unhealthy eating without provoking insecurity and obsession?&rdquo

Staying Sane May Be Easier Than You Think, by John Cloud. Time Magazine, June 22, 2009.

What's Eating Our Kids? Fears About 'Bad' Foods, by Abby Ellin. New York Times, February 25, 2009.  “Many experts worry that some parents are becoming overzealous in efforts to engender good eating habits in children.&rdquo

A season of dread: Holidays hold a daunting challenge for those with eating disorders, by Erica Noonan. Boston Globe, December 13, 2007.

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