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Effects of Anorexia (Washington University in St. Louis)

2008

Anorexia nervosa has one of the highest mortality rates of any mental illness, and only 25 percent of anorexia patients completely recover. Denise Wilfley, professor of psychiatry, is searching for ways to improve outcomes for anorexia patients.

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When Anorexics Grow Up

The last time I tasted my birthday cake was the spring I turned 13, a few months before I discovered the elimination game. The game went like this: first, stop eating sweets.

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Lisa Fogarty
2018
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My Whole Identity Was Health and Wellness. My Reality Was Disordered Eating

In the winter of 2003, right after I graduated from college, I was struggling with a series of symptoms that seem increasingly common these days: fatigue, brain fog, digestive troubles, abnormal liver tests, and a period that had been missing for about a year.

Article
Christy Harrison
2020
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Eating Disorders: The Nutrient Solution

As a psychiatrist, I am clearly familiar with the psychodynamic issues underlying eating disorders, and I see psychotherapy as a vital part of treatment.

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Hyla Cass
2016
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Can Mindfulness Address Maladaptive Eating Behaviors? Why Traditional Diet Plans Fail and How New Mechanistic Insights May Lead to Novel Interventions

Emotional and other maladaptive eating behaviors develop in response to a diversity of triggers, from psychological stress to the endless external cues in our modern food environment.

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Judson A. Brewer, Andrea Ruf, Ariel L. Beccia, Gloria I. Essien, Leonard M. Finn, Remko van Lutterveld and Ashley E. Mason
2018
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Words to Eat By: Using the Power of Self-talk to Transform Your Relationship with Food and Your Body

This book will teach you how to use word power rather than willpower to increase your motivation and overcome your struggles with eating and body care.

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Karen R. Koenig
2021
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Sick Enough

Patients with eating disorders frequently feel that they aren’t "sick enough" to merit treatment, despite medical problems that are both measurable and unmeasurable. They may struggle to accept rest, nutrition, and a team to help them move towards recovery.

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Jennifer L. Gaudiani
2018
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Eating Disorders Anonymous: The Story of How We Recovered from Our Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders Anonymous: The Story of How We Recovered from Our Eating Disorders presents the accumulated experience, strength, and hope of many who have followed a Twelve-Step approach to recover from their eating disorders.

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Eating Disorders Anonymous (EDA)
2016
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Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder (Second Edition)

If your teen has an eating disorder—such as anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating—you may feel helpless, worried, or uncertain about how you can best support them. That’s why you need real, proven-effective strategies you can use right away.

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James Lock, Daniel Le Grange
2015
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8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience

For anyone who has suffered, their family and friends, and other helping professionals, this book should be by your side.

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Carolyn Costin, Gwen Schubert Grabb
2011
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Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling

By weaving practical insights and exercises through a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and folktales, Anita Johnston helps the millions of women preoccupied with their weight discover and address the issues behind their negative attitudes toward food.

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Anita A. Johnston
2000
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