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Advice For Loved Ones  (when the concern is for an adult with an eating disorder)                                                                                          

Basic Facts About Eating Disorders                                                                

Body Dysmorphia

Body Dysmorphic Disorder - Treatment       

Body Dysmorphic Disorder - More                                                                                           

Body Image: Learning to Like Your Looks and Yourself

Body Image Basics for Families, by Dr. Shepphird

Dangers of Anorexia

Family Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa   (Also known as Maudsley Therapy)

How Do I Know if I Have and Eating Disorder

How to Stop Abusing Laxatives

Impact of Bulimia Nervosa on Pregnancy

Black and White Versus Rainbow Thinking

Males and Eating Disorders

Athletes and Eating Disorders

Medication for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Night Eating Disorder

Nutrition Care for Clients with Diabetes and an Eating Disorder

Nutrition Hotline:  Determining a 'Healthy Weight'

Nutrition Hotline:  Finding a Healthy Meal Plan

Nutrition Hotline:  Low Carb Diets?

Q & A with Dr. Shepphird about Eating Disorders - Part I

Q & A with Dr. Shepphird about Eating Disorders - Part II

Pregnancy and Eating Disorders ("Pregorexia")

Recognizing and Responding to Binge Eating in Children

Regaining Weight in a Healthy Weight

Surviving Holiday Meals

The Many Faces of Perfectionism

Top Ten reasons to Give Up Dieting

What Are Electrolytes

Getting Coverage for Inpatient Eating Disorders Treatment

Binge Eating Disorder Treatment:  An Update

What Can I do to Help Someone Who Has Bulimia?

What is Anorexia?

What is Bulimia?

When Someone with an Eating Disorder Refuses Help

Anorexia - Why Do People Become Anorexic?

Why Do People Become Bulimic?

Many of the above articles are made available with permission from Gurze books

Informative Videos regarding adolescent eating disorders:

                            

 Family-Based Treatment  from Maudsley Parents on Vimeo.

 

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