Reading list

Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
Eating Disorders
Recovery Stories
Dieting
Cultural and Social Issues
For Families and Friends

This reading list was compiled by the Eating Disorder Foundation of Victoria Inc. ©2003

anorexia

Crisp, A. Anorexia Nervosa. let me be. (1995) L Erlhaum Assoc. $30. Anorexia nervosa is related to the personal challenges of puberty.

Robertson, M. Starving in the Silences. An exploration of anorexia nervosa. (1992). Allen & Unwin. Explores the feminist and medical responses to anorexia nervosa.

Levenkron, S. Anatomy of Anorexia. (2000) W. W. Norton & Co. $48. Discusses origins, stages and treatment of anorexia and the role family can play in recovery.

bulimia

Cooper, P.J. Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating. A self-help guide using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques. (1995) Robertson Publishing. $20. Addresses bulimia nervosa and binge eating and includes a step-by-step self-help recovery program.

Schmidt, U & Treasure, J. Getting Better Bite by Bite. (1993) Psychology Press, $29. A self-help book for people with eating disorders, including personal stories.

Hall, L. & Cohn, L.Bulimia. A Guide to Recovery. (1992) Gürze Books, $38. Includes a program to help stop the bingeing cycle.

Haslam, Dr D. Bulimia. A guide for sufferers & their families. (1994) Cedar Books, $18. Addresses many questions often asked about bulimia nervosa.

Huon, G. & Brown, L. Fighting with Food. Overcoming bulimia nervosa. (1998) NSW University Press. $26. A step-by-step plan to fight bulimia, written by Australian therapists.

binge eating disorder

Roth, G. Why Weight? A guide to ending Compulsive Eating (1989) Plume Books. $29.

When Food Is Love. Exploring the relationship between food and intimacy (1991) Plume Books $33. Offers insight and strategies from someone who has been there.

Fairburn, Dr C. Overcoming Binge Eating. A new scientifically based program. The Guilford Press, $31. UK expert explains bulimia and offers a self-help program.

Katz, A. Eating without Guilt. Overcoming compulsive eating. (1991) Self-Counsel Press. $15. Overeating is presented as a symptom of a problem, not the problem itself.

Meltsner, S. Body & Soul. A guide to lasting recovery from compulsive eating and bulimia. (1993) Fine Communications. $20. Offers practical strategies to deal with emotional and stressful situations.

eating disorders

Ball, J. Buttow, P. & Place, F. When Eating is Everything. (1991) Doubleday & Co. $29. Offers practical self help strategies and Australian case studies.

Blais, G. Fear of Food. A self-help programme for permanent recovery from eating disorder. (1995) Bloomsbury, UK. $19. Encourages people to look at reasons for eating disorder and offers practical strategies.

Buckroyd, J. Eating Your Heart Out. (1994) Optima, UK. $22. Eating disorders explained as an expression of women’s emotional distress. Offers practical suggestions. Anorexia & Bulimia. Your questions answered. Element Books. (1996) $15. Information and strategies.

Cohen, M. French Toast for Breakfast. Declaring peacewithemotional eating. (1995) Gürze books, $35. Focuses on emotional issues and what to expect from therapy with practical strategies.

Costin, C. The Eating Disorders Source Book. A comprehensive guide to causes, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. (1997) Lowell House, $43.

Dunphy, R. & Sullivan, M. That First Bite. Chance or choice? (1992) Jerimiah Press. $22. A step-by-step program focusing on issues of control and choice.

Fodor, V. Desperately Seeking Self. An inner guidebook for people with eating problems. (1997) $33. A conversation between a therapist and a client focusing on challenging negative thoughts and developing inner strength.

Kolodny, N. When Food is a foe. How to confront and conquer your eating disorder. (1992) Little, Brown & Co. $22. Information about eating disorders.

Maine, M. Father Hunger. Fathers, daughters and food. (1991) Gürze Books. $35. Discusses the role of the father in emotional development.

Pipher, M. Eating Disorders. What every woman needs to know about food, dieting and self-concept. (1997) Vermilion. Discusses the origins of eating disorders, offering personal stories and positive options.

Sandbeck, T. The Deadly Diet. Recovering from anorexia/bulimia. (1993) Harbinger $37. Addresses the critical inner voice and offers practical strategies.

recovery stories

de Bruin, K. Dying not to Eat(1999) Hybrid Publishers. $30. A personal story of recovery from anorexia nervosa.

Jones, A & Crawford, A. Shadow of a Girl. Diary of an anorexic. (1995) Penguin Books. $15.

Oaks-Ash, R. Good Girls do Swallow. (2000) Random House. $22. A personal story of recovery from eating disorders.

Robinson, S. Mary Jane. Living through anorexia and bulimia nervosa. (1996) Random House. $20. An Australian story of recovery, aimed at young people, but relevant for all age groups.

dieting

Antonello, J. Breaking Out of the Food Jail. (1988) Fireside Books, $42. Fear of overeating is presented as a common cause of eating disorders. Discusses the 'famine' state created by most diets. Offers strategies for change.

Costin, C. Your Dieting Daughter. Is she dying for attention? (1996) Brunner/Mazel, $50. Critically evaluates today's diets and includes an appendix on nutrition.

Kano, S. Making Peace with Food. Freeing yourself from diet/weight obsession. (1989) Periennial Lit. $38. Addresses weight obsessions and guilt around food, offers a step-by-step guide.

Kausman, Dr R. If Not Dieting, Then What? (1999) Allen & Unwin, $22. Addresses the ineffectiveness of dieting and encourages readers to regard food as 'morally neutral' and listen to their bodies’ signals.

Ogden, J. Fat Chance! The myth of dieting explained. (1992) Routledge. $17. Explains why dieting doesn’t work and offers an alternative to a lifetime of dieting.

Stanton, R. The Diet Dilemma. (1991) Allen & Unwin. $20. Very helpful Australian information.

Swift, R. Fabulous Figures or how to be Utterly, Uniquely Gorgeous. (1995) Pan Books. $20. Challenges dieting and offers a realistic plan for change.

Waterhouse, D. Why Women Need Chocolate. (1995) Hypersion. $23. Challenges food myths and encourages readers to listen to their bodies.

cultural and social issues

Cooke, K. Real Gorgeous. The truth about body & beauty. (1997) Allen & Unwin. $20. Australian cartoonist sheds light and humour on the inconsistent and destructive messages perpetuated by media and profit making industries. Aimed at young people, but relevant for all ages.

Hesse-Biber, S. Am I thin enough yet? The cult of thinness and the commercialization of identity. (1996) Oxford Uni Press. $23. Challenges the idealisation of thinness and breaking free of the obsession with weight.

Orbach, S. Fat Is A Feminist Issue (1) (1978) and(2) (1982). Arrow. Hamlyn. $20. Challenges the culture of thinness (1). A step-by-step guide to break the cycle (2).

Tebbel, C. The Body Snatchers: How the media shapes women. (2000) Finch Publishing. $26. Examines the effect of mass media and the fashion/dieting industries on low self-esteem, body hatred and eating disorders.

for families and friends

Ball, J & Ball, R. Eating Disorders. A survival guide for family and friends. (1995) Doubleday $22. An Australian book offering personal experiences and strategies for coping with the illness and its effect on the family.

Eades, M. Freeing Someone you love from eating disorders. (1993) Putman Publishing. Practical suggestions for dealing with the issues within the family.

Pipher, M. Reviving Ophelia. (1996) Doubleday. $22. Addresses the difficulties adolescent females face and how adults can intervene and support.

Siegal, Brisman & Weinshell. Surviving an Eating Disorder-Strategies for Families & Friends. (1999) Harper & Row. $32. Considered an excellent resource for parents, this text offers practical suggestions to assist understanding and change.

Last Updated 23-Oct-2009. Authorised by: Stephanie Jones. Enquiries: Michelle Roberton.