Where Do You Turn When You Need Help With an Eating Disorder?
Everyday Health’s most highly recommended organizations, articles, and websites for eating disorder support and information.
Everyday Health’s most highly recommended organizations, articles, and websites for eating disorder support and information.
If you’ve recently been diagnosed with an eating disorder, it’s important to have access to resources that can help you understand, cope, and recover from your condition. Here are some organizations that can help.
Organizations Providing Information and Resources
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)www.NationalEatingDisorders.org; 800-931-2237
NEDA is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. On its site you’ll find a helpline, screening tools, treatment options, information on how to get help — or to help a friend — with an eating disorder, as well as relapse and recovery resources.
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)www.anad.org; 630-577-1333
ANAD provides ways for those with eating disorders to receive help and treatment, to find information about eating disorder facts and symptoms, and to learn how to get involved in the community to support others.
Bulimia.comBulimia.com
Find information here aboutbulimia,anorexia, body image, and binge eating, as well as treatment and caregiving resources specific to athletes, teenagers, adult women, men, and parents and families.
Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)www.aedweb.org; 703-234-4079
AED is an association committed to eating disorders research, education, treatment, and prevention. They offer information, research, and resources about the best treatment practice for eating disorders.
进食障碍联盟意识www.AllianceForEatingDisorders.com; 866-662-1235
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to providing programs aimed at outreach, education, intervention, and advocacy for eating disorders.
Diabulimia Helplinewww.DiabulimiaHelpline.org; 425-985-3635
TheDiabulimiaHelpline offers articles, professionals, treatment centers, and other resources forpeople with type 1 diabetesand an eating disorder.
National Association for Males With Eating Disorders (NAMED)www.namedinc.org
This association has resources specifically for men with eating disorders.
Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA)www.bedaonline.com
BEDA advocates for the treatment and prevention ofbinge eating disorder(BED) and associated weight loss stigma. Find information, weight stigma tool kits, recovery stories, events, and other resources related to BED.
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Financial Assistance for Treatment
Eating Disorder Hopewww.EatingDisorderHope.com
This organization providesan overview of current programs that offer scholarships for eating disorder treatments.
Project Healwww.TheProjectHeal.org
This patient treatment access program offers awards and grants for all levels of eating disorder treatment.
Kirsten Haglund Foundationwww.KirstenHaglundFoundation.org
The Kirsten Haglund Foundation provides networking opportunities and financial aid to those seekingtreatment for eating disorders.
Manna Fundwww.MannaFund.org
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to providing hope and financial assistance to individuals who need treatment for eating disorders.
Groups That Help You Cope
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)www.anad.org/our-services; 630-577-1330
You can find ANAD support groups, therapists, dietitians, nutritionists, treatment centers, dentists, physicians, psychiatrists, and yoga professionals in your area using the search tool and your ZIP code. ANAD also has a 24-hour helpline.
Mothers Against Eating Disorders (MAED)www.Facebook.com/Groups/MothersAgainstED/
This is a Facebook group offering support to mothers with children who have eating disorders.
Diabulimia Awarenesswww.Facebook.com/DiabulimiaAwareness/
Diabulimia is the manipulation bydiabeticpatients of insulin treatments in order to lose weight. Diabulimia Awareness is a Facebooksupport group for all suffering from the comorbidity of diabetes and eating disorders.
Eating Disorder Hopewww.EatingDisorderHope.com
This resource offers information about eating disorder support groups, categorized by state.
Balance
Balance offers a variety of outpatient groups designed to provide recovery support or to serve as a step-down from higher levels of care.
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Facts and Statistics About Eating Disorders
- Academy of Eating Disorders (AED)
- National Association for Males With Eating Disorders (NAMED)
- National Association of Anorexia and Bulimia (ANAD)
Medication Used to Treat Eating Disorders
- Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate)
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Aplenzin (bupropion-naltrexone)
- Zyprexa (olanzapine)
- Prozac (fluoxetine)
- Topamax (topiramate)
- Zoloft (sertraline)
- Paxil (paroxetine hydrochloride)
- Effexor (venlafaxine)
- Wellbutrin (bupropion)
- Norpramin (desipramine)
- Luvox (fluvoxamine)
- 盐酸丙咪嗪(我mipramine)
- Remeron (mirtazapine)
- Xanax (alprazolam)
- Lithium
- Birth control
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Patient and Community Blogs
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)www.NationalEatingDisorders.org
The NEDA website has community blogs related to recovery, treatment, screening tools, and more.
Adios Barbiewww.AdiosBarbie.com
This blog advocates for body positivity and empowering women to celebrate their bodies. Their mission is to broaden the concepts of body image to include race, gender, LGBTQ, disability, age, and size.
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)www.anad.org
ANAD has a range of patient blogs of their journeys with eating disorders and stories of recovery.
Make Peace With Foodwww.MakePeaceWithFood2Day.com
Nina Savelle-Rocklin, PsyD, is a psychoanalyst, author, talk show host, and eating disorder survivor who specializes in food, weight, and body image. You can find free guides and helpful tips on her blog.
I Haven't Shaved in Six Weekswww.IHaventShavedInSixWeeks.com
Lindsay Hall was unimpressed with the emotionless blogs and clinical articles she was handed at her eating disorder rehab facility in 2014. She decided to document her journey and recovery in a “nitty-gritty” manner that she compares toOrange Is the New Black.
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