More Information and Resources

National Organizations On-line:

National Eating Disorders Organization (NEDO)
(918) 481-4044
6655 South Yale Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74136
Provides information and referrals for treatment.  Also focuses on prevention and education.

WINS
We Insist on Natural Shapes
PO Box 19938
Sacramento, CA 95819
1-800-600-WINS
Discusses the idea of natural body shapes and also deals with eating disorders and excessive dieting.

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
Box 7
Highland Park, IL 60035
(847) 831-3438
Discusses and provides programming concerned with the area of eating disorders.

Family Resources for Education on Eating Disorders (FREED)
(301) 493-4568
9611 Page Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814-1737
An organization founded by parents of sufferers dedicated to the continued education of the community on the prevalence of eating disorders and the numerous issues surrounding them.

National Organizations Not Online:

International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP)
123 NW 13th Street #206
Boca Raton, FL 33432-1618
(800) 800-8126
A professional organization that can provide newsletters, bulletins, education, and workshops for sufferers and their friends and families.

Some Other Useful Webpages:

Something Fishy’s Website on Eating Disorders – http://www.something-fishy.org/
 This site also has five chat rooms to offer support to sufferers.

The Eating Disorders Site – http://www/geocities.com/HotSprings/5395/

Eating Disorder Support, Information and Related Links – http://www/geocities.com/HotSprings/5233

Anorexia Nervosa: Judy’s Story – http://www.angelfire.com/ms/anorexianervosa/index.html

Eating Disorders Recovery On-Line – http://www.edrecovery.com/

Eating Disorders – http://www.gurlpages.com/me/abby106/index.html

Some good books on eating disorders:

Bruch, Hilde.  The Golden Cage.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.

Chenim, Kim.  The Obsession: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness.  New York: Harper and Row, 1981.

Pope, Harriosn, Jr. and Hudson, J.  New Hope for Binge Eaters.  New York: Harper and Row, 1984.

Sark (1997).  Succulent wild woman.  New York: Simon & Schuster.

Siegel, M., Brisman, J. & Weinshel, M.  (1988).  Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends.  New York: Harper Perennial.
 

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