Guides: Find Mental Health Resources: Eating Disorders

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National Eating Disorder Information Centre
The National Eating Disorder Information Centre of Canada supports awareness and the prevention of eating disorders with educational resources and a toll-free helpline: 1-866-633-4220

Websites

National Institute of Mental Health: Eating Disorders
The NIH website provides basic information on the most common Eating Disorders.
Canadian Mental Health Association: Eating Disorders
Information about Eating Disorders from the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Eating Disorders Info Sheet
A very comprehensive information sheet on Eating Disorders from the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division
Eating Disorders: Every Body Is Beautiful
Eating Disorders Online has information, newslinks, research updates, videos, parent support resources, and quizzes for a wide range of eating disorders.

Videos

Questions You're Too Afraid To Ask Someone With An Eating Disorder interviews five people in recovery from an eating disorder to provide a personal viewpoint and dispel some of the myths surrounding this mental illness.

Recovering: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa follows documentary filmmaker Larkin McPhee (Dying to Be Thin) as she uncovers facts about eating disorders and the many challenges of coping with them. Viewers meet health and psychology experts as well as patients in recovery who offer honest appraisals of their struggles to overcome debilitating eating disorders.

DeterminED
DeterminED explores the story of one woman whose eating disorder became the lens through which she saw the world and how she is determined to fight for her recovery. This film questions the perceived view that we all have to have a certain physical appearance in order to fit in and be worthy of love and acceptance, and explores what drives some people to develop an eating disorder to achieve this mandate.

eBooks

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Bulimia by Sandoz, E.K.
Publication Date: 2011
Offers a therapeutic solution to bulimia based on acceptance and commitment therapy. Provides practical exercises and questionnaires to help you develop the psychological skills to move past bulimia and toward a more fulfilling way of life.
Maintaining Recovery from Eating Disorders by Feigenbaum, N.
Publication Date: 2011
After achieving a level of recovery from an eating disorder, it is vital to ensure the right practical and emotional supports are in place to maintain that recovery indefinitely. In this important book, Naomi Feigenbaum confronts the often neglected subject of how to take the essential steps towards a healthy and happy life after recovering from an eating disorder. This inspirational companion offers a wide range of healthy coping skills that are supported by expert advice from treatment professionals.
Overcoming Binge Eating: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop by Fairburn, Christopher G.
Publication Date: 2013
This book provides all the information needed to understand binge eating and bring it under control, whether you are working with a therapist or on your own.
Overcoming Disordered Eating - Part A by Centre for Clinical Interventions
Sequential modules which provide information and reinforce strategies for Overcoming Disordered Eating, Part A and Part B.
Overcoming Disordered Eating - Part B by Centre for Clinical Interventions
Sequential modules which provide information and reinforce strategies for Overcoming Disordered Eating, Part A and Part B.

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