Eating Disorder Articles

Extensive library of free articles on eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, binge eating disorder and the many co-occuring issues and challenges. Please note that articles published on Eating Disorder Hope cover a wide variety of theories, approaches and opinions regarding eating disorders. The views expressed in these articles do not necessarily represent the views of Eating Disorder Hope. We strive to provide a wide breadth of articles by experts in the field and encourage our site visitors to employ critical thinking skills when evaluating information provided within articles on the Eating Disorder Hope site.

Feature Articles:

The Necessity of Nutrition in Eating Disorder Treatment

by Courtney Kent, BA, Marketing and Outreach Director, New Dawn Treatment Centers

Mindfulness-Based Therapy in the Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders

by Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Staff

Children and Binge Eating Disorder

by Dr. Deborah Russo, Remuda Ranch Treatment Center

Author acronyms relating to degrees or affiliations are as follows: Clinical Psychologists (PhD, PsyD), Psychiatrists (MD), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, LICSW), marriage and family therapists (MFT), registered dietitian (RD), licensed dietitian (LD), physician(MD), American Board of Professional Psychology certified (ABPP), Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Bachelor of Arts in Nursing (BAN), Academy of Dance Therapists Registered (ADTR), National Certified Counselor (NCC), Board Certified Diplomate (BCD), Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW), Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP), Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist (CDN), Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS), Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD), Master of Arts in Counseling (MA).

List of Article Topics

Addiction
Anorexia
Anxiety Disorders
Bariatric Surgery & Lapband
Binge Eating Disorder/Compulsive Overeating
Body Image
Bulimia
Childhood & Adolescent Eating Disorders
College Students
Compulsive
Spending
Culture/International

Diabetes
Dual Diagnosis
Exercise & Athletes
Expressive Arts Therapy
Family & Friends
Feelings
Holidays / Special Events
Inspirational
Intuitive Eating
Male Eating Disorders
Mentoring
Midlife Eating Disorders

Mindfulness

Suicide
Nutrition
Physical/Biological
Pregnancy
Pro-Ana / Pro-Mia
Professionals
Psychological Issues
Recovery Skills
Sexual Trauma
Spirituality
Statistics
Stress
Treatment
Weight Management
What are Eating Disorders

Addiction

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Addiction and Dual Diagnosis page for more information and resources!

How to Approach Recovery from Addiction, Co-occurring Disorders and Isolation

By Dr. Kim Dennis, Medical Director of Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Overcoming Addiction in Women

By Marcia Nickow, Psy.D., CADC, CGP, Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center.

Eating Disorders and Chemical Dependency

by Marty Lerner, Ph.D.

Dopamine D2 Receptors and Eating Disorders- The Case for Food Addiction

by Marty Lerner, Ph.D.

The Risks of Recovery: Living in Abundance

by Kimberly Dennis, MD, Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Anorexia

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Anorexia page for more information and resources!

Anorexia Symptoms

@ Remuda Ranch Treatment Team

Bone Loss in Anorexia: What You Need to Know

By Yong Lee, MD, Medical Director of Remuda Ranch

Anxiety Disorders

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Anxiety page for more information and resources!

Anxiety Disorders: What Parents Should Know

Remuda Ranch Program for Eating & Anxiety Disorders

The Importance Of Addressing OCD And Other Anxiety Disorders Symptoms In The Treatment Of Eating Disorders

By Theodore E. Weltzin, MD ~ Medical Director of Eating Disorder Services at Rogers Memorial Hospital

Hoarding and Eating Disorders

Eating Disorder Center of Denver

Bariatric Surgery & Lapband

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Bariatric Surgery and Lapband page for more information and resources!

Weight loss surgeries: Golden ticket, Temporary Patch or Ticket to jail?

By Kathryn Fink, MS, RD, CSSD, LD

Weight Loss Surgery: A Magic Bullet? A Realistic Look At The Medical And Psychological Risks

Sharon K. Farber, PhD

Why is it required to have a psychological evaluation prior to weight-loss surgery?

By David Engstrom, PhD, ABPP

Pregnancy after Weight-Loss Surgery

By John G. Kral, MD, PhD, FACS

Food Addiction and the Weight-loss Surgery Patient

By Katie Jay, MSW

Binge Eating Disorder/Compulsive Overeating

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Binge Eating Disorder/Compulsive Overeating page for more information and resources!

Biology, Not Just Society, May Increase Risk of Binge Eating During Puberty

National Institute of Mental Health, Science News from 2011

Disordered Eating of Another Kind

Kimberly Dennis, M.D. @ Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Binge Eating Disorder: What You Need to Know

Remuda Ranch

Secrets of the 2% Who Succeed

Gregory Jantz, PhD @ A Place of Hope

Body Image

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Body Image page for more information and resources!

Discrimination Against People Who Are Obese Runs Rampant in the US

by: Jeanne Rust, PhD

Body Image a Concern for Students of All Ages

Kimberly Dennis, M.D. @ Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Turn Beauty Inside Out

Stephanie Brooks, MS, RD @ Bay Area Nutrition

Body Checking and Eating Disorders

Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders Staff

Challenging Body Distortions Through the Eyes of the Body

Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR, NCC

Battling Our Bodies: Understanding and Overcoming Negative Body Images

Nicole Hawkins, PhD : Center For Change

Diet: Should This Be Considered a Dirty Word?

by Staff of Timberline Knolls Treatment Center

Bulimia

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Bulimia page for more information and resources!

Identifying a Loved One May Be Struggling with Bulimia

by Courtney Kent, BA, Outreach Director, New Dawn, Marybeth Weinstock, PhD Psychological Assistant #PSB 35958, Primary Therapist, New Dawn and Victoria Green, MFT, Clinical Director, New Dawn

An fMRI Study of Self-Regulatory Control and Conflict Resolution in Adolescents with Bulimia Nervosa

Rachel Marsh, Ph.D., Guillermo Horga, M.D., Zhishun Wang, Ph.D., Pengwei Wang, Ph.D., Kristin W. Klahr, M.A., Laura A. Berner, A.B., B. Timothy Walsh, M.D.
and Bradley S. Peterson, M.D. http://teenbulimiastudy.org/

Deficient Activity in the Neural Systems That Mediate Self-regulatory Control in Bulimia Nervosa

Rachel Marsh, PhD; Joanna E. Steinglass, MD; Andrew J. Gerber, MD; Kara Graziano O’Leary, MA; Zhishun Wang, PhD; David Murphy, MSci; B. Timothy Walsh, MD; Bradley S. Peterson, MD http://teenbulimiastudy.org/

Dysfunctional Frontostriatal Control Systems in Bulimia Nervosa

Rachel Marsh, Ph.D. @ http://teenbulimiastudy.org/

Functional Disturbances Within Frontostriatal Circuits Across Multiple Childhood Psychopathologies

Rachel Marsh, Ph.D.,Tiago V. Maia, Ph.D, Bradley S. Peterson, M.D.
http://teenbulimiastudy.org/

Treatment of Bulimia

Jeanne Rust, PhD

Childhood & Adolescent Eating Disorders

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Childhood & Adolescents page for more information and resources!

Children and Binge Eating Disorder

by Dr. Deborah Russo, Remuda Ranch Treatment Center

Beyond Bullying: “Weightism” as a Weapon

by Dr. Dena Cabrera, Clinical Psychologist, Remuda Ranch Treatment Programs

National Study Gives Parents an Urgent Topic for Discussion

By Kimberly Dennis, M.D. Medical Director of Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Tips for Parents: Helping Kids Stay Active and Eat Healthy During Summer

@ Dena Cabrera, PsyD, Remuda Ranch Treatment Programs

Eating Disorders and the Obesity Epidemic: Why the Controversy?

by Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC, Founder and Executive Director of Eating Disorder Hope

How To Nurture Healthy Eating Habits In Your Children

by Gregory L. Jantz, PhD.

Childhood Obesity and Stigma

By Rebecca Puhl, PhD

Fostering Healthy Body Image And Weight In Your Pre-Teen Or Teen

Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD

Promotion of Healthy Weight

HELPING WITHOUT HARMING
Kathy J. Kater, LICSW

College Students

Anorexia and College Students

Mary Coombs, BS; Cara Eberhardt, BA; Victoria Green MFT @ New Dawn Recovery Centers

Compulsive Spending

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Compulsive Spending page for more information and resources!

The Shopping and Food Connection: An Examination of Hunger Diseases
Angela Wurtzel, , MA, MFT, CEDS

Culture/International

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our International Eating Disorders Section of the site for more information and resources!

Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community

Tanya Berg, MS, RD, CDN
Devorah Levinson, Director Eating Disorders Division, Relief Resources
Elisheva Wollner, LCSW

Eating Disorders Affect Us All

Stephanie Covington Armstrong (layperson)

Multicultural Issues and Eating Disorders

Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC of www.eatingdisorderhope.com

Pro Ana versus Pro Recovery Sites: Choosing Hope Over Despair

Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC of www.eatingdisorderhope.com

Diabetes

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Diabetes page for more information and resources!

Insulin Manipulation Creates Destructive Eating Disordered Behavior

Eating Disorder Center of Denver

I Don't Want To Change My Life! Diabetes and You

Fran Weiss, LCSW-R, BCD, DCSW, CGP

Dual Diagnosis Issues

We All Know Somebody But Is There More To The Story

by Staff of Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Exercise and Athletes

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Exercise page for more information and resources!

Experience and Strength with Eating Disorder Recovery in Female Athletes

By Kimberly Dennis, MD, Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Getting Back in the Game…of Life

By Kim Dennis, MD, Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Exercise Compulsion and its Dangers

Remuda Ranch Treatment Team

Excessive Exercise

Theodore E. Weltzin, MD Medical director of Eating Disorder Services at Rogers Memorial Hospital

Exercising and Eating : When to say "No" to over-exercising and "Yes" to basic health

Eating Disorder Center of Denver

Expressive Arts Therapy

Dance/Movement Therapy for Eating Disorders: Q&A with Susan Kleinman

By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS

I've Seen Thinner

by Fritz Liedtke (layperson)

Family & Friends

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Friends & Family page for more information and resources!

A Heavy Burden: Raising Healthy Families in our Weight Obsessed Culture

Deborah Russo, PsyD, Dena Cabrera, PsyD, & Amy Spahr, LCSW,
Remuda Ranch Treatment Programs

Working Through Society Myths to Save the Mother-Daughter Relationship

Contributions by Catherine Weigel-Foy, LCSW, LMFT, Family Therapist at
Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Parental Involvement Important in the Prevention
and Awareness of Eating Disorders

Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC, Founder and Director of Eating Disorder Hope and Debra Cooper, Expert Writer on eating disorders.

Helping A Friend Could Save a Life

Kimberly Dennis, M.D. @ Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Family-based Treatment of Adolescent
Anorexia Nervosa: The Maudsley Approach

by: Daniel Le Grange, PhD and James Lock, MD, Ph.D..

Anorexia and Bulimia - How Family & Friends Can Help

Michael E. Berrett, PhD : Center For Change

Social Support: The Cradle in Which Growth and Recovery Take Place

Michael E. Berrett, PhD : Center For Change

Feelings

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Feelings page for more information and resources!

Processing Emotions & Reconnecting with Ourselves: Susan Kleinman, Part 2

By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS

Feelings Matter

Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC

Holidays / Special Events

Seasonal Blues - The Warmer Side of It

Kimberly Dennis, M.D. @ Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

New Year's Resolutions and Eating Disorders

by Debra Cooper, BA, Communications Specialist @ Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment

Season of Change

JuLynn Ravenscraft, MA, Remuda Ranch Program for Eating Disorders

Holiday Survival Kit

Debra Cooper, BA, Communications Specialist @ Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment

Inspirational

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Women of Substance page for more inspirational stories of recovery!

Power of Interruption: Do the next right thing

Jenni Schaefer (layperson)

Hope: Believing in yourself and letting go

Jenni Schaefer (layperson)

Intuitive Eating

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Nutrition page for more information and resources!

Honoring Appetite

Deborah Russo, Psy.D., Christine Engstrom, RD, LD, Laura Maloch, RD, LD. @ Remuda Ranch

Diet Mentality

Michelle Morand, MA, Founder and Director of The CEDRIC Centre

Using The Non-Diet Approach For Treating Binge Eating Disorder(BED)

Robyn Goldberg, RD

What is Normal Eating?

Jeanne Rust, PhD

Take a Bite on the Wild Side

By Donald Altman, M.A., LPC

Spice Your Food with Gratitude

By Donald Altman, M.A., LPC

‘Tis the Season for Forgiveness

By Donald Altman, M.A., LPC

Setting Reasonable Goals

Michelle Morand, MA, Founder and Director of The CEDRIC Centre

Male Eating Disorders

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Males page for more information and resources!

Eating Disorders are a Guy Thing, too

Theodore E. Weltzin, MD, FAED

Strength Lies In Talking About It

By Troy Roness (layperson)

A Silent Problem

Theodore E. Weltzin, MD Medical director of Eating Disorder Services at Rogers Memorial Hospital

Mentoring

How to be a Good Mentor

Shannon Cutts of www.key-to-life.com (layperson)

The Efficacy of Adding a Mentor to the Integrated Eating Disorders Treatment Team

Shannon Cutts of www.key-to-life.com (layperson)

I Found A Mentor: Now What? 7 Steps to Building a Quality Mentoring Partnership

Shannon Cutts of www.key-to-life.com (layperson)

Mentoring as an Essential Component of Recovery

Shannon Cutts of www.key-to-life.com (layperson)

Midlife Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders: No Longer Just For Young Females

Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

The Aging of Eating Disorders: Middle-aged Women Fight the Devastating Disease

Kim Dennis, M.D., Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Eating Disorders in Men and Women in Later Years

Kimberly McCallum, MD of McCallum Place

Study Shows Mid-Life Crisis Does Not Lead to Eating Disorders

Eating Disorder Center of Denver

Mindfulness

Mindfulness-Based Therapy in the Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders

by Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Staff

Joy of Generosity

Donald Altman, M.A., LPC, Vice-President, The Center for Mindful Eating

Nutrition

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Nutrition page for more information and resources!

The Necessity of Nutrition in Eating Disorder Treatment

Courtney Kent, BA, Marketing and Outreach Director, New Dawn Treatment Centers

Tips for Parents: Helping Kids Stay Active and Eat Healthy During Summer

Dena Cabrera, PsyD, Remuda Ranch Treatment Programs

Dopamine D2 Receptors and Eating Disorders - The Case for Food Addiction

Marty Lerner, Ph.D.

Eating Disorders and MyPyramid.gov: A Useful Tool for Recovery

Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC, Founder and Director of Eating Disorder Hope and Debra Cooper, Expert Writer on eating disorders.

The Non-Diet Approach to Health and Weight Management

Stephanie Brooks, MS, RD

An Argument for Recovery

Lynne Martin, RD

Physical/Biological Issues

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Health page for more information and resources!

Reflections on the Treatment of Eating Disorders

Adair Look, MD

Laxative Abuse

Rader Programs

IPECAC Abuse

Rader Programs

Diabetes And Eating Disorders

Rader Programs

What are Eating Disorders?

Rader Programs

Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Double the Complications

Marcia Meier, BAN, RN, CDE

Pregnancy

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Pregnancy page for more information and resources!

Pregorexia

Remuda Ranch

Pro-Ana / Pro-Mia

Increasing Pro-Ana Movement – Words Supporting Suicide

@ Kim Dennis, M.D., Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Pro Ana versus Pro Recovery Websites: Choosing Hope Over Despair

@ Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC

Professionals

**In addition to the articles listed here, visit our Eating Disorder Professionals section of the site for more information and resources!

Using a Holistic Approach to Treat Clients with Complex Co-Occurring Disorders

Guy Oberwise, LCSW, Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Making the Most of Your Whole Self: Being an Embodied Therapist

Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR, NCC

Increasing Structure in Outpatient Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia

Michael E. Berrett, Ph.D., Julie B. Clark-Sly, Ph.D. and Randy K. Hardman, Ph.D. : Center For Change

Group psychotherapy with Obese Disordered-Eating Adults with Body Image Disturbances: An Integrated Model (opens in new window)

Fran Weiss, LCSW-R, BCD, DCSW, CGP. American Journal of Psychotherapy, (2004).

Strengthening the Spirit and Restoring the Soul: Identifying, Understanding and Healing the Blocks with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Margaret Nagib, Psy.D. & Kara Miller, Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center

Eating Disorders: Psychotherapy's Role in Effective Treatment (PDF - opens in new window)

American Psychology Association

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