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General Information About Eating Disorders

What Are Eating Disorders?

Eating disorders are treatable diseases

Anorexia Nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa

Binge-Eating Disorder

FDA Warnings On Antidepressants

How Are Men And Boys Affected?

How Are We Working To Better Understand And Treat Eating Disorders?

References

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Eating Disorders Organizations

Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
Promotes effective treatment and prevention initiatives, and stimulates research. AED sponsors an international conference.

Contact: (703) 556-9222

Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness
Seeks to establish easily accessible programs across the nation that allow children and young adults the opportunity to learn about eating disorders.

Contact: (561) 841-0900

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous - H.O.W.
A twelve step recovery program, provides online directory of local CEA meetings and other resources.

Contact: (562) 342-9344, gso@ceahow.org

The Dressing Room Project
An initiative of Emerging Women's Projects, a non-profit organization for teen girls' empowerment.

Contact: (828) 318-4438

Eating Disorders Anonymous (EDA)
A fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from their eating disorders.

Contact: info@eatingdisordersanonymous.org

Eating Disorders Coalition
Promotes, at the federal level, further investment in the healthy development of children and all at risk for eating disorders, recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority, and commitment to effective prevention and evidence based and accessible treatment of these disorders.

Contact: (202) 543-3842

The Elisa Project
Resource that provides eating disorder sufferers with a better chance of a cure.  Educates health professionals, parents, children, communities, and funding communities.

Contact: (214) 369-5222

Food Addicts Anonymous
National Food Addicts Anonymous Homepage -- information about the FAA recovery program. Worldwide events, on-line meetings, tools for recovery, 12 steps and 12 traditions and much more. To find a local group visit the website or call the World Service Office:

(561) 967-3871

Jessie's Wish
A non-profit organization that provides education about eating disorders and raises funds to help with financial assistance when there is inadequate or no health insurance available.

Contact: (804) 378-3032

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
Provides a wide variety of programs for the entire Eating Disorders field (consumer advocacy, counsel, education, referral list, research, etc.).

Contact: (847) 831-3438

National Center for Overcoming Overeating
Women's Campaign to End Body Hatred and Dieting.

Contact: (212) 875-0442

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
Formerly EDAP & AABA, Dedicated to expanding public understanding of eating disorders and promoting access to quality treatment for those affected along with support for their families through education, advocacy and research. Provides prevention programs for a wide range of audiences, publishes and distributes educational materials, operates toll-free eating disorders information and referral line (above), works to change the cultural, familial, and interpersonal factors which contribute to the development of eating disorders.

Contact Toll-Free: (800) 931-2237

National Eating Disorders Screening Program (NEDSP)
Developed the first large scale screening for eating disorders. Program includes an educational presentation on eating disorders and/or related topics (body image, nutrition, etc.), a written screening test and the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a health professional. Also provides individuals with information about how to help friends or family members who may be suffering from an eating disorder.

Overeaters Anonymous
Deals with the issues of Compulsive Overeating. Site contains information on OA, info for healthcare professionals, a meeting locator map, fact file, OA literature, upcoming events and more.

Contact: (505) 891-2664

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