RESOURCES

A lot of the information in this web site is in my own words and is of my own personal opinion. Having suffered from an eating disorder for 20 years, I have been to many doctors, therapists and psychiatrists in search of a treatment that could help me free myself from my eating disorder. Some information and suggestions I have provided are things that help and continue to help me during my recovery. I also obtained information from other sources and I have listed them below. I have been getting a lot of requests from people for my name and the names of the other resources I used so that they could include them as references on papers, projects, etc., so I have listed each section below and included the names of the books, etc., that I used to help write the section.

Definitions
-Colleen Thompson
-Surviving an Eating Disorder: Perspectives and Strategies for Family and Friends by Michelle Siegel, Ph.D., Judith Brisman, Ph.D., and Margot Weinshel, Ph.D. - Harper & Row Publishers, NY, 1988

Symptoms
-Surviving an Eating Disorder: Perspectives and Strategies for Family and Friends by Michelle Siegel, Ph.D., Judith Brisman, Ph.D., and Margot Weinshel, Ph.D. - Harper & Row Publishers, NY, 1988
-Walking A Thin Line by Pam Vredevelt and Joyce Whitman - Mullnomah Press, Oregon 1985
-Eating Disorders Handout - Sudbury General Hospital Eating Disorders Clinic (information for handout obtain from NEDIC)

Physical Problems/Medical Complications
-Surviving an Eating Disorder: Perspectives and Strategies for Family and Friends by Michelle Siegel, Ph.D., Judith Brisman, Ph.D., and Margot Weinshel, Ph.D. - Harper & Row Publishers, NY, 1988
-Walking A Thin Line by Pam Vredevelt and Joyce Whitman - Mullnomah Press, Oregon 1985
-Eating Disorders Handout - Sudbury General Hospital Eating Disorders Clinic (information for handout obtain from NEDIC)

Getting Help
-Colleen Thompson
-Surviving an Eating Disorder: Perspectives and Strategies for Family and Friends by Michelle Siegel, Ph.D., Judith Brisman, Ph.D., and Margot Weinshel, Ph.D. - Harper & Row Publishers, NY, 1988

Families
-Colleen Thompson

Telling Someone
-Colleen Thompson

Finding A Therapist
-Colleen Thompson
-The Deadly Diet: Recovering from Anorexia & Bulimia by Terence J. Sandbek, Ph.D - New Harbinger Publications Onc, CA 1993
-The Courage To Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis - Harper and Row Publishers, NY 1988

Approaching Someone You Suspect Has An Eating Disorder
-Colleen Thompson
-Coping With Someone You Suspect Has An Eating Disorder pamphlet - Sudbury General Hospital Eating Disorders Clinic (information for pamphlet obtain from NEDIC)

Relapse Warning Signs
-Colleen Thompson
-The Body Betrayed: A Deeper Understanding of Women, Eating Disorders, and Treatment by Katheryn J. Zerbe, M.D. - Gurze Books, 1995

Relapse Prevention
-Colleen Thompson

Alternatives To Bingeing/Purging
-Colleen Thompson
-Walking A Thin Line by Pam Vredevelt and Joyce Whitman - Mullnomah Press, Oregon 1985
-Many thanks to the people who submitted suggestions for this section.

Surviving The Holidays
-Colleen Thompson
-Coping With The Holidays - National Eating Disorder Information Centre Bulletin, Vol. 7, No.5, December 1992

Normal Eating
-Colleen Thompson
-Turning Points by Ron Davis, Ph.D, and William Phillips B.Sc., B.A.A., Toronto, Canada 1994

Set Point
-Colleen Thompson
-It's Not Your Fault: Overcoming Anorexia and Bulimia Through Biopsychiatry by Russell Marx, M.D. - Villard Books, New York 1991
-Set Point: What Your Body is Trying to Tell You - National Eating Disorder Information Centre Bulletin, Vol 7, No 2, June 1992

Society
-Colleen Thompson
-Body Shame -National Eating Disorders Information Centre Bulletin, Vol.5, No. 5, November 1990
-Women, Eating Disorders and Self-Esteem - National Eating Disorders Information Centre Bulletin, Vol.7, No.1, March 1992

Abuse
-Colleen Thompson
-The Body Betrayed: A Deeper Understanding of Women, Eating Disorders, and Treatment by Katheryn J. Zerbe, M.D. - Gurze Books, 1995
-The Courage To Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis - Harper and Row Publishers, NY 1998
-Special thank you to Michelle for writing "The Transformation."

Addictions
-Colleen Thompson
-The Body Betrayed: A Deeper Understanding of Women, Eating Disorders, and Treatment by Katheryn J. Zerbe, M.D. - Gurze Books, 1995

Children
-Colleen Thompson

Athletes
-Colleen Thompson
-The Body Betrayed: A Deeper Understanding of Women, Eating Disorders, and Treatment by Katheryn J. Zerbe, M.D. - Gurze Books, 1995
-People Magazine, August 22, 1994 issue, pgs 37-39
-What Is Healthy Exercise - National Eating Disorder Information Centre Bulletin, Vol 6, No 5, December 1991

Teenagers
-Colleen Thompson
-Teenagers and Eating Disorders by Marion Crook - NC Press Limited, Toronto 1992

College Students
-Colleen Thompson
-The Bulimic College Student: Evaluation, Treatment and Prevention by Leighton C. Whitaker - Haworth Press Inc., NY 1989

Men
-Colleen Thompson
-Special thank you to Drew for sharing his experience with me.

Older Women
-Colleen Thompson

Voices
-Colleen Thompson

Letter Of Hope
-Colleen Thompson

Eating Behavior Test
-Colleen Thompson & Michelle Comeau

Survivor's Wall
-Many thanks to all the men and women who submitted their personal messages.

Relapse Prevention Plan
-Colleen Thompson