Are you ready to make a change? Patients facing eating disorders and their families can use these resources to better understand and take the first steps toward treatment and recovery.
Take this self test developed by eating disorders experts to help you determine if you may have an eating disorder.
Take this Eating Attitudes Test for a deeper assessment of a possible eating disorder.
Complete this automated form one week prior to your scheduled initial assessment with a licensed therapist at Lindner Center of HOPE. Once form is completed, scan and email to Lindner Center of HOPE’s Family Therapist/Eating Disorder Intake Coordinator, Scott Bullock at
scott.bullock@lindnercenter.org.
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Eating Disorders Brochure
Frequently Asked Questions
Guidelines for Family and Friends
Eating Disorder Recovery and Stages of Change
Article: Treating Anorexia with the Maudsley Approach
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ARTICLES
Treating Anorexia with the Maudsley Approach
A recent study found over half of adolescent patients receiving family based treatment for anorexia were more likely to experience remission after a year than those treated with traditional therapy methods. This article provides more in-depth information about the study results and how family based eating disorder treatment works.
BOOKS
100 Questions and Answers about Anorexia Nervosa
Sari Shepphirds
Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop
Cynthia M. Bulik
Diet Survivor's Handbook
Judith Matz and Ellen Frankel
Eating With Your Anorexic
Laura Collins
Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders
Aimee Liu
Health at Every Size
Linda Bacon
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder
James Lock and Daniel le Grange
Intuitive Eating
Evelyn Tribole
Life Without ED: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too
Jenni Schaefer, Thom Rutledge
Real Gorgeous: The Truth about Body and Beauty
Kaz Cooke
Regaining Your Self: Breaking Free From the Eating Disorder Identity: A Bold New Approach
Ira M. Sacker and Sheila Buff
Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One With an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Method
J. Treasure, G.Smith and A.Crane
Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends
Michele Siegel, Judith Brisman and Margot Weinshel
The Beginners Guide to Eating Disorders Recovery
Nancy J. Kolodny, MA, MSW, LCSW
When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: a Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers
Pam Carlton, MD
The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders: Supporting Self-Esteem, Healthy Eating, and Positive Body Image at Home
Marcia Herrin and Nancy Matsumoto
When Your Child Is Cutting; A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Overcome Self-Injury
Merry E. McVey-Noble, Fugen Neziroglu, Sony Khemlani-Petal