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
The Butterfly Foundation
www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au
Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED)
Health at Every Size
https://www.sizeinclusivehealth.org.au/
Academy for Eating Disorders
Dieticians Association of Australia – DAA
Mental Health First Aid – MHFA
How Far is Too Far?
https://eatingdisorders.org.au/how-far-is-too-far/
Head Space
Centre for Clinical Interventions
Treating Eating Disorders
www.treatingeatingdisorders.com
Bodywhys – The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland
Eating Disorder Hope
Eating Disorders Victoria
https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/
Eating Disorders Association (Queensland)
Beating Eating Disorders (UK)
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
Reaching Out (Australia)
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
Tara Macgregor – Free Newsletter for Professionals and other resources
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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