Eating Disorders

Readable and well-researched information for the public

The Young Mind: an essential guide for parents, teachers and young adults.  Order your discount copy from us - 20% off.

For anyone who is worried about themselves, a friend or a relative.

• Eating Disorders : our main leaflet
• Eating Disorders : a leaflet for carers and professionals working with people with eating disorders
• Eating Disorders: Key Facts 
• Smoking and mental health
• Eating well

Children and young people

• Eating disorders in young people: what parents and teachers need to know
• Worries about weight : what young people need to know
• Recommended reading and books for children, young people and parents

Reading about Self-Help:

• Eating Disorders

Related topics

• Anorexia & Bulimia : informative leaflet challenging our attitudes towards people with eating disorders

• Eating Disorders: a translation of our main leaflet.

links to other organisations

• Changing Minds: our lives and mental illness : a unique collection of experiences from patients and professionals which give new insights into how individuals live with mental health difficulties.
• The Mind: A User's Guide, edited by Raj Persaud. An accessible, jargon-free reference book designed to educate, inform and empower anyone who has an interest in safeguarding or improving their mental health.

• Eating Disorders in the UK - (CR 87) Policies for Service Development and Training

• Eating Disorders Special Interest Group
• Guided self-help effective in treating binge eating disorder - Press release
• Over half of eating disorders undiagnosed - Press release
• Primary Care protocol for the management of adults with eating disorders