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Suggested reading for families.

Kelly, Joe.  Dads and Daughters: How to Inspire, Understand and Support Your Daughter When She Is Growing Up So Fast. New York, NY: Broadway Books, 2005.

photoLock, James and Le Grange, Daniel. Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder. New York, NY: 2005.

Siegel, Michelle; Brisman, Judith; Weinshel, Margot. Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Families and Friends. New York, NY: Harper Collins Book, 1988.

Strober, Michael and Schneider, Meg. Just a Little too Thin: How to Pull Your Child Back from the Brink of an Eating Disorder. 2005.

 

Suggested reading for people in recovery.

Albers, Susan. Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food.

Bourne, Edmund. The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, 4th Edition. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2003.

Cash, Thomas. Body Image Workbook: An 8-step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2005.

Fairburn, Christopher. Overcoming Binge eating. New York, NY: Guilford Press, 1995.

Goodman, Laura and Villapiano, Mona. Eating Disorders: The Journey to Recovery Workbook. Philadelphia, PA: Taylor and Francis, 2001.

Hall, Lindsey and Ostroff, Monika. Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery. Carlsbad, CA: Gurze, 1999.

Hall, Lindsey and Cohen, Leigh. Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery. Carlsbad, CA: Gurze,

photoHeffner, Michelle and Eifer, George. The Anorexia Workbook: How to Accept Yourself, Heal Your Suffering and Reclaim Your Life. Oakland, CA: Raincoast Books, 2004.

Johnston , Anita. Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myths, Metaphors and Storytelling. Carlsbad, CA: Gurze, 1996.

Orbach, Susie. On Eating: Change Your Eating, Change Your Life. Penguin Press, 2002.

 

Professional resources.

Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 2000.

Garner, David and Garfinkel, Paul. Handbook of Treatment for Eating Disorders. New York, NY: Guilford Press, 1997.

Kilbourne, Jean. Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way You Think and Feel. New York, NY: Touchstone, 1999.

Levenkron, Steven. Anatomy of Anorexia.  New York, NY: Lion’s Crown, Ltd., 2001.

photoLock, James; LeGrange, Daniel; Agras, W. Stewart. Treatment Manual for Anorexia Nervosa: A Family Based Approach. New York, NY: Guilford Press, 2001.

Mehler, Phillip and Anderson, Arnold. Eating Disorders: A Guide to Medical Care and Complications. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.

Pipher, Mary. Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. New York, NY: Ballantine, 1994.

Pope, Harrison; Phillips, Katharine; Olivardia, Roberto. The Adonis Complex: The Secret Crisis of the Male Body Obsession. New York, NY: Touchstone, 2000.

 

Motivational reading.

Schaffer, Jenni and Rutledge, Thom. Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence From Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2004.

Weiner, Jessica. A Very Hungry Girl: How I Filled Up On Life….And How You Can, Too!” Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc., 2003.