Help for Eating Disorders
Help for eating disorders is available and a full recovery from an illness of this nature is highly possible. There are various therapies such as psychotherapy, family therapy and group therapy, as well as specialist eating disorder treatment centres and support groups.
If someone has an eating disorder it can be a difficult thing for them to face or even acknowledge, but if you, or someone you know has an eating disorder, don't delay seeking help. The chances of recovery are far greater if help for an eating disorder is sought early on.
More Information
Self Help Tips - There are some things people who suffer from eating disorders can do to help themselves.
Eating Disorders Information - Here is a list of websites providing information about eating disorders.
Preventing Eating Disorders in Children - Parents are ideally placed to help ensure their child does not get an eating disorder by teaching him or her good healthy eating habits and being good role models.
Improve Body Image - What can we do to improve our body image perception and feel more confident about ourselves?
Eating Disorders Organisations UK - Here is a list of reputable UK-based organisations you can contact if you would like information about getting help for an eating disorder.
Eating Disorders Organisations US - Here is a list of reputable US-based organisations you can contact if you would like information about getting help for an eating disorder.
Eating Disorders Organisations Australia - Here is a list of reputable Australia-based organisations you can contact if you would like information about getting help for an eating disorder.
Eating Disorders Organisations Canada - Here is a list of reputable Canada-based organisations you can contact if you would like information about getting help for an eating disorder.
Thin - Lauren Greenfield - Lauren Greenfield's award-winning HBO documentary, Thin, takes us inside the Renfrew Center for a behind the scenes look at the recovery process of women suffering from illnesses such as anorexia and bulimia.
Goodbye Ana - This collection of poems shares the author’s battle to achieve and maintain recovery from anorexia nervosa.
Government Funding for Anorexia - The British Government’s Department of Health awarded £2 million to fund research into anorexia nervosa in 2007.
