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How Family and Friends Can Help

This article outlines 10 ways you can help a loved one who is struggling with an eating disorder.

Signs and Symptoms of an Eating Disorder

This content is also available on our website on our Eating Disorders pages.

Parental Influence Takes Precedence Over Barbie and the Media

An insightful article by Abigail Natenshon, MA, LCSW, GCFP, on the influences on a young adult's perception of their image and their body. The article includes suggestions on how parents can build their children's self image.

What Parents Need to Know

This provides an overview of eating disorders and eating disorder definitions. An article by Abigail Natenshon, MA, LCSW.

Eating Disorders & Gay Men

This article will focus on some of the issues that create this vulnerability and how eating disorders are often expressed in gay men. Article by: Miles Cohen, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C)

Eating Disorder Comparison Chart

An eating disorder chart that compares Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder and ED-NOS and their various symptoms and degrees of severity. This chart is an accurate generalization of eating disorder populations as a whole, but may not apply to individuals.

Helpful Books

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