Eating Disorders Organisations Links page

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International resources

	A Body to Die For My name is Keisha, and I am a recovering anorexic and bulimic. I created this website to raise money to self-publish my young adult fiction novel A Body to Die For. It is the journal of a young woman with the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
	Academy for Eating Disorders An American web site. The Academy for Eating Disorders is multidisciplinary professional organization focusing on Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and related disorders. Founded in September of 1993, it believe that effective treatment for eating disorder patients requires professionals from various disciplines working together.
	Anorexia HQ An anorexia and bulimia eating disorder resource center.
	Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Comprehensive German eating disorders site (in German).
	Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders Inc. (ANRED) A nonprofit organization that provides information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other less-well-known food and weight disorders. Material includes self-help tips and information about recovery and prevention.
	Eating Disorders Arena The Eating Disorders Arena brings together a range of resources for anyone with an interest in eating disorders. You will find information on the latest book titles from Brunner-Routledge, details of topical journals, and also web resources on associations, upcoming conferences, and support groups in the field.
	Eating Disorders HQ Everything Eating Disorders, from about anorexia to youth eating disorders.
	The Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center EDReferral.com is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. We provide FREE information and treatment resources for all forms of eating disorders. Referrals are offered at no cost.
	Eating Disorders Online EDO is a resource for information about Eating Disorders. Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Overeating, Over Exercising, and more.
	Eating Disorders Online The e journal of the Eating Disorders Internetwork Project. A comprehensive Australian site.
	Eating Disorders Resources EDR is the new incarnation of Lucy Serpell's Eating Disorder Resources, "the clearing house for eating disorders news, research, reports, conferences and opinions".
	Eating Disorders Services A community based, not-for-profit, organisation, located in Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand - "To be a leader in eating disorder care and prevention".
	European Council on Eating Disorders The ECED is an informal multidisciplinary network of people from throughout Europe who work with eating disorder sufferers in a variety of contexts.
	Find Your Voice Project To be a VOICE, to encourage people to have a voice supporting individuality. To be a voice of awareness, education, and activism towards eating disorders to people of all ages, so that no one else need die. To be a voice of support so those who are suffering will get the help they need as well as their loved ones walking with them.
	Harris Center (Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital) The Harris Center, formerly the Harvard Eating Disorders Center, led by David B. Herzog, M.D. since its inception in 1994, is dedicated to expanding knowledge about eating disorders, their detection, treatment and prevention. Through research, education, advocacy and outreach, the Center is uniquely positioned to bring together experts to generate, share and creatively disseminate this knowledge to caregivers, patients, their families and the community.
	HelpGuide.com Eating Disorders Eating Disorders Information from Helpguide.org, a non-commercial, consumer-friendly website, providing expert information on mental health and aging.
	Mirror Mirror A Canadian eating disorders site dedicated to the memory of Deborah Simone Fradin.
	National Eating Disorders Association The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest not-for-profit organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders and provide treatment referrals to those suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image and weight issues.
	Obsessive Eaters Anonymous A fellowship for people who are recovering from an obsession with weight size or eating, and uses the Twelve Step programme of recovery begun by Alcoholics Anonymous.
	Overeaters Anonymous Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. OA World Service Office web site.
	Pale Reflections A new American eating disorders site with a large amount of information. The site includes articles, a treatment finder, lists of helpline and much more besides.
	Poppink.com Support, inspiration, education and treatment opportunities for people with eating disorders and those who love them.
	Real People Together Real People Together is a site devoted to bringing together those who have experienced eating disorders, in order to help them overcome both shame and unrealistic body ideals, and to share with one another helpful insight on true recovery.
	Salut! Intelligent Environment for Diagnostics, Treatment and Prevention of Eating Disorders. Salut! is a project funded by the European Commission and by the Swiss Federal Office for Education and Science.
	Something Fishy Website A large, North American site with a large quantity of material. Also hosts support forums, bulletin boards, chat and ICQ support.
	The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness Seeks to establish easily accessible programs across America that allow children and young adults the opportunity to learn about eating disorders and the positive effects of a healthy body image. Furthermore, their aim is to disseminate educational information to parents and caregivers about the warning signs, dangers, and consequences of anorexia, bulimia, and other related disorders.
	The Joy Project The Joy Project is a 501(c)3 non-profit, grassroots organization based on the philosophy of using real-world, workable solutions to end the epidemic of eating disorders. We work towards reducing the rate and severity of eating disorders by supporting and conducting research, education, and support programs.
	The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) The National Eating Disorder Information Centre is a Toronto-based, non-profit organization, established in 1985 to provide information and resources on eating disorders and weight preoccupation.

Carer Specific Resources

	Anorexia Carers Designed for those people caring for sufferers of the eating disorder Anorexia Nervosa.
	BodyWhys Help for Parents and Friends Guidelines for Relatives and Friends Two excellent leaflets from the many available from BodyWhys the national eating disorders charity for Ireland.
	Eating Disorders - Partners in Care A leaflet from the Partners in Care campaign of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
	Eating Disorders Carer Support - Worcestershire EDCAS has been set up to provide emotional and practical support to the carers, families and dependents of Eating Disorder sufferers in Worcestershire.
	Help For Carers Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorders Association's 'Help for Carers' leaflet.
	Information for Carers - Eating Disorders Association The "Information for Carers'" section on the EDA website.
	Information for Carers and Families Information for those caring for someone suffering from an eating disorder. Includes practical information, answers to frequently asked questions, information on how to get involved in events and research in this area and some personal accounts of what it is like to care for someone with an eating disorder.From the Institute of Psychiatry Eating Disorders Research Unit.
	Information for Carers of People with Anorexia Nervosa A leaflet for Carers of people with Anorexia Nervosa from the Institute of Psychiatry Eating Disorders Unit.
	Information for people caring for or supporting someone with an eating disorder Carer resources from the EDA.
	Kimmeridge Court Eating Disorders Service - Carers Information This booklet has been put together as a resource for the friends and families of people who have an eating disorder.
	Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders Services for carers including a support group and helpline.

Professional Resources

	A General Practitioners Guide To Eating Disorders A guide to eating disorders for general practitioners from the Institute of Psychiatry Eating Disorders Unit.
	European Council on Eating Disorders The ECED is an informal multidisciplinary network of people from throughout Europe who work with eating disorder sufferers in a variety of contexts.
	Faculty for Eating Disorders The Faculty for Eating Disorders is a special interest group for psychologists who are Members of the Division of Clinical Psychology and who work in or have an interest or expertise in the field of eating disorders.
	Harris Centre (formerly The Harvard Eating Disorders Centre) A dynamic, interdisciplinary community of scholars dedicated to cutting-edge research, education, and public discourse in the field of eating disorders.
	Institute of Psychiatry Eating Disorders Research Unit The aim of this website is to ensure that there is an accurate diffusion of knowledge about eating disorders from research and clinical centres and to disseminate this knowledge to all stakeholders and to provide tools for implementation.
	Royal College of Psychiatrists - Eating Disorders Special Interest Group Details Royal College of Phsychiatrists' Eating Disorders Special Interest Group and their work.
	A Guide to the Medical Risk Assessment for Eating Disorders This guide has been produced by the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Kings College London. It is designed for use with patients with eating disorders: Out-patients in primary and secondary care, medical in-patients, general psychiatric in-patients and eating disorder in-patients.
	Core interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and related eating disorders The full guideline, published by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
	CG9 Eating disorders: Core interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders - NICE guidelines.
	Eating Disorders - Guidance on clinical management in primary health care (1999) From The Eating Disorders Project - Gloucestershire Health Authority.
	Guidelines for clinical management of eating disorders in primary care (2002) From The Eating Disorders Project - Gloucestershire Health Authority.
	The Management of Eating Disorders in Primary Care Primary Care Protocols for common mental illnesses Protocol III: Eating Disorders (18+ years) - identification and referral. From the Royal College of Psychiatrists Eating Disorders Special Interest Group.
	Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders, 2nd edition From the American Psychiatric Association.

Newsgroups and Forums (use with care)

	BBC Eating Disorders Forum* An UK based eating disorders message board hosted by BBC Online.
	SWEDA's Discussion Forums
	We Bite Back This is the site that comes after the madness. There is no place for people to go who have been finding support on pro-ana forums, communities and email lists once they decide they don't want to do the ana thing anymore... not until now.

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