Suggested Reading List - Eating Disorders
Helpful Websites
Recommended Reading
- Alexander, J. & LeGrange, D. (2009). My Kid Is Back: Empowering Parents to Beat Anorexia Nervosa. Melbourne Univ. Publishing.
- Andersen, A., Cohn, L., & Holbrook, T. (2000). Making Weight: Men’s Conflicts With Food, Weight, Shape and Appearance. CA: Gurze Books.
- Cash, T. (1997). Body Image Workbook. New Harbinger.
- Collins, L. (2004). Eating With Your Anorexic. McGraw-Hill.
- Craighead, Linda. (1996). The Appetite Awareness Workbook. New Harbinger.
- Fairburn, C. (1995). Overcoming Binge Eating. NY: Guilford Press.
- Friedman, S. (1997). When Girls Feel Fat. Helping Girls Through Adolescence. Toronto: HarperCollins.
- Herrin, M. & Matsumoto, N. (2007). The Parent’s Guide to Eating Disorders: Supporting Self-Esteem, Healthy Eating, and Positive Positive Body Image at Home. Gurze Books.
- Kater, K. (2004). Real Kids Come In All Sizes: Ten Essential Lessons To Build Your Child’s Body Esteem. Broadway/Random House.
- Le Grange, D. & Lock, J. (2007). Treating Bulimia in Adolescents: A Family Based Approach. NY: Guilford Press.
- Litt, A. (2004). Fuel For Young Athletes. Essential Foods and Fluids For Future Champions. Illinois: Human Kinetics.
- Littman, B. (1999). Everyday Ways To Raise Smart, Strong, Confident Girls. NY: Thomas Dunne Books.
- Liu, Aimee. (2007). Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders. NY: Wellness Central.
- Lock, J. & LeGrange, D. (2005). Help Your Teenager Beat An Eating Disorder. NY: Guilford Press.
- Maine, M. (2004). Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters, and the Pursuit of Thinness. CA: Gurze Books.
- Morgan, J. (2008). The Invisible Man: A Self-Help Guide for Men With Eating Disorders, Compulsive Eating, and Bigorexia. UK: Routledge.
- Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2005). “I’m, Like, So Fat”: Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices About Eating and Exercise in a Weight Obsessed World. NY: Guilford Press.
- Norton, C. (2009). Feeding Your Anorexic Adolescent.
- Powers, P. & Thompson, R. (2008). The Exercise Balance.
- Richardson, B. & Rehr, E. (2001). 101 Ways To Help Your Daughter Love Her Body. NY: HarperCollins.
- Satter, E. (1987). How To Get Your Kid To Eat…But Not Too Much. CA: Bull Publishing Co.
- Satter, E. (2005). Your Child’s Weight: Helping Without Harming.
- Schaefer, J. & Rutledge, T. (2004). Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from her Eating Disorder and You Can Too. NY: McGraw-Hill.
- Siegel, M., Brisman, J., & Weinshel, M. (1997). Surviving An Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends. NY: Harper Perennial.
- Steiner-Adair, C. & Sjostrom, L. (2006). Full of Ourselves: A Wellness Program to Advance Girl Power, Health, and Leadership.
- Treasure, J., Smith,G.& Crane, A. (2007). Skills-Based Learning for Caring For a Loved One With an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Method. London: Routledge.
- Walsh, T. & Cameron, V. (2005). If Your Adolescent Has An Eating Disorder. NY: Oxford University Press.
- Zucker, N. (2006). Off the C.U.F.F.
Contact Information
Adolescent Body Image/Eating Disorders
Darlene M. Atkins, Ph.D.
Director, Donald Delaney Eating Disorders Clinic
Children’s National Hospital
202-476-2164
datkins@childrensnational.org