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Resources For Health Professionals

Resources For Health Professionals

Last Reviewed: 01 May 2025

Resources for Health Proffessionals


Educating yourself about the illness can help you support a person with an eating disorder, take care of yourself and learn about other people’s experiences. Here are some resources that you may find useful: 

 

Websites: 

National Eating Disorders Collaboration

www.nedc.com.au  


The Butterfly Foundation 

www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au 

 

Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED)

http://www.anzaed.org.au/ 

 

Health at Every Size 

https://www.sizeinclusivehealth.org.au/ 


Academy for Eating Disorders 

www.aedweb.org 


Dieticians Association of Australia – DAA 

www.daa.asn.au 

 

Mental Health First Aid – MHFA 

https://mhfa.com.au/ 

 

How Far is Too Far? 

https://eatingdisorders.org.au/how-far-is-too-far/ 

 

Head Space 

www.headspace.org.au 

 

Centre for Clinical Interventions 

 www.cci.health.wa.gov.au 

 

Treating Eating Disorders 

www.treatingeatingdisorders.com 

 

Bodywhys – The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland

www.bodywhys.ie 


Eating Disorder Hope 

www.eatingdisorderhope.com 

 

Eating Disorders Victoria 

https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/ 

 

Eating Disorders Association (Queensland)

http://eda.org.au/ 

 

Beating Eating Disorders (UK) 

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ 

 

Reaching Out (Australia) 

https://au.reachout.com/ 

 

Recovery resources 

https://recoveryresources.com.au/ 

 

Beyond Blue 

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ 

 

Health not diets 

http://www.healthnotdiets.com/ 

 

Marci Evans Nutrition for Eating Disorders 

https://marcird.com/ 

 

Tara Macgregor – Free Newsletter for Professionals and other resources

http://taramacgregor.com.au/ 


The mindful dietitian 

http://www.themindfuldietitian.com.au/


Podcasts: 

Dietitians unplugged 

http://dietitiansunplugged.libsyn.com/ 

 

Books: 

Eating Disorders: The Facts, 7th edition 

Author: Suzanne Abraham 

 

Everybody’s Different: A positive approach to teaching about health, puberty, body image, nutrition, self- esteem and obesity prevention

Author: Jenny O’Dea 


Eating Disorders: Advances in Psychotherapy 

Authors: Stephen Touyz, Janet Polivy and Phillipa Hay 

 

Interventions for Body Image and Eating Disorders: Evidence and Practice 

Authors: Susan Paxton and Phillipa Hay 

 

Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating: A Guide to Recovery 

Author: Peter J. Cooper 

 

Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders 

Author: Aimee Liu 

 

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Eating Disorders 

Author: Christopher Fairburn 

 

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders: A Comprehensive Treatment Guide 

Author: Glenn Waller 

 

Eating Disorders: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Young People 

Author: Simon Gowers & Lynne Green 

 

Treating Bulimia in Adolescents: A Family-Based Approach 

Author: Daniel le Grande & James Lock 

 

Treatment Manual for Anorexia Nervosa; a Family-Based Approach

Author: James Lock, Daniel le Grande, Stewart Agras, Christopher Dare 

 

The Clinicians Guide to Collaborative Caring in Eating Disorders: The New Maudsley Method 

Author: Janet Treasure, Ulrike Schmidt, Pam MacDonald 

 

Handbook of Eating Disorders – Treatment, Theory and Research, 2nd edition 

Author: Janet Treasure, Ulrike Schmidt and Eric van Furth 

 

Motivational Interviewing – Preparing people for Change, 3rd edition 

Author: William Miller and Stephen Rollnick 

 

Biting the Hand that Starves You: Inspiring Resistance to Anorexia/ Bulimia 

Author: Richard Maisel, David Epston & Ali Borden 

 

Medical Management of Eating Disorders, 2nd edition 

Author: C. Laird Birmingham & Janet Treasure 

 

Eating Disorders: A guide to Medical Care and Complications, 2nd edition

Author: Philip Mehler & Arnold Andersen 


The Non-Diet Approach Guidebook for Dietitians: A How-To Guide for Applying the Non-Diet Approach in Individualised Dietetic Counselling

Author: Fiona Willer 

  

8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder 

Author: Carolyn Costin, Gwen Schubert Grabb 

 

Nervosa: a survival guide for families, friends and sufferers, 2nd edition

Author: Janet Treasure 

 

Eating Disorders and The Brain 

Author: Brian Lask & Ian Frampton 

 

Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, 4th edition 

Author: Bryan Lask & Rachel Bryant-Waugh 

 

Overcoming Binge Eating, 2nd edition 

Author: Christopher Fairburn 

 

Overcoming Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating: a Self Help Guide Using Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques

Author: Peter Cooper 

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