Helpful Tools/Readings

Websites

• Eating Disorders Hope

• Eating Disorders Recovery Center of Western NY (WNYCCCED)

• Golisano Children's Hospital

• National Eating Disorders Association NEDA

• Academy for Eating Disorders

• Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide for Family and Friends

• The National Association for Males with Eating Disorders, Inc.

• Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T.)

• Maudsley Parents

• The Dad Man

• Gurze Books

• NIMH Booklet on Eating Disorders

Videos

• Eating Disorders Meal Support: Helpful Approaches for Families - Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program for Children and Adolescents

• “Meal Time” Support: Practicing Active Listening, Validation and Reflection during Meal Times - Produced by The Healing Connection, Western NY Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders, and Triple A&D Productions

• TED talk on Why Dieting Does Not Work: How Weight Obsession and Dieting Can Contribute to Development of Eating Disorders and Obesity - Sandra Aamodt: Why dieting doesn't usually work

• The following videos are also found on: http://maudsleyparents.org/videos.html

  • Brain Imaging and Eating Disorders (Walter Kaye MD)

  • Fighting Stigma with Science (Cindy Bulik PhD)

  • AN in Teens: What Parents Need to Know (Katharine Loeb PhD)

  • Eating Disorders in Teens (Daniel Le Grange PhD)

  • Understanding Eating Disorders (Thomas Insel MD, NIH)

  • Cognitive Styles in Eating Disorders (James Lock MD, PhD)

F.E.A.S.T. Family Guides:

• Port in a Storm: F.E.A.S.T. Family Guide to Eating Disorder Treatment (2014) to learn more about eating disorder levels of care and how to choose a treatment team for a loved one with an eating disorder. http://members.feast-ed.org

• Down the Rabbit Hole: F.E.A.S.T. Family Guide for Coming to Terms with a Loved One’s Eating Disorder, http://members.feast-ed.org

• Puzzling Symptoms: Eating Disorders and the Brain – F.E.A.S.T. Family Guide to the Neurobiology of Eating Disorders. http://members.feast-ed.org

Recommended Newsletter:

• Eating Disorders Today: A newsletter for recovering individuals and their loved ones. Editor-in-chief: Joel Yager, MD. Quarterly newsletter. Subscription fee applies. Subscribe at http://eatingdisordersreview.com