Getting help for eating disorders

Getting help for eating disorders

Treatment centers:
Children’s Hospital/UAB Adolescent Medicine, Birmingham
Contact Bonnie A. Spear at 205-939-6299 or bspear@peds.uab.edu

Magnolia Creek Residential Treatment Center, Chelsea
www.magnolia-creek.com or 205-678-4373

A Center for Eating Disorders, Birmingham
www.acenterforeatingdisorders.com or 205-933-0041

Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services, Hattiesburg, Miss.
www.pinegrovetreatment.com or 1-888-574-HOPE(4673)

Web sites:
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
www.edreferral.com

National Eating Disorders Association
www.NationalEatingDisorders.org

The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness
www.EatingDisorderinfo.org

National Eating Disorder Information Centre
www.nedic.ca

Eating Disorder Hope
www.eatingdisorderhope.com

Eating Disorders Coalition
www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org

Books:
“Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers” by Janet Treasure

“Bulimia: A Guide for Family & Friends” by Roberta Trattner Sherman and Ron A. Thompson

“Preventing Childhood Eating Problems: A Practical, Positive Approach to Raising Kids Free of Food and Weight Conflicts” by Jane R. Hirschmann and Lela Zaphiropolous

“Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends” by Michelle Siegel, Judith Brisman and Margot Weinshel

“When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: A Step-by-step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers” by Abigail H. Natenshon

“Body Aloud! Helping Children and Teens Find Their Own Solutions to Eating and Body Image” by Elizabeth Scott