Recommended Books

This page contains information about books which I or my colleagues have found useful. The page is divided into two sections. The first contains books mainly aimed at ED sufferers, their families and friends, the second lists books aimed at professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, therapists and researchers.

You can get more information about these books, and order them online by clicking on the appropriate link. I hope to have more detailed reviews of these books up in the near future.

For more books, have a look at the Gurze books site which specialises in books on eating disorders and related topics and produces a free catalogue.

If you'd like to suggest additions to this page, please email me.

Books for sufferers, friends and families	Read reviews, check price and order from www.amazon.co.uk	Read reviews, check price and order from www.amazon.com
Running on Empty by Anna Paterson Novel for young people about friendship and eating disorders. Follows the story of three girls and how they cope with the different traumas in their lives.	Amazon UK	Not yet available
Diet of Despair by Anna Paterson Self help book for eating disorder sufferers and their families	Amazon UK	Not yet available
Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa by Christopher Freeman Excellent new addition to the popular 'Overcoming' series using cognitive behavioural techniques for self help.	Amazon UK	Not yet available
Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating by Geneen Roth Highly rated book addressing the reasons behind overeating and describing many exercises for tackling it	Amazon UK	Amazon USA
Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) by Ulrike Schmidt and Janet Treasure Popular self-help book for bulimia sufferers with great illustrations	Amazon UK	Amazon USA
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher Harrowing, painfully honest autobiographical account of the author's experiences suffering from both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa	Amazon UK	Amazon USA
The Long Road Back, A Survivor's Guide to Anorexia by Judy Tam Sargent Another excellent autobiography, with a more uplifting feel	Amazon UK	Amazon USA
Eating Disorders: A Parents' Guide by Bryan Lask, Rachel Bryant-Waugh, Great Ormond Street Hospital Eating Disorders Clinic An excellent guide for family and friends of ED sufferers written in a friendly accessible style by some of the leading experts in child and adoelscent EDs.	Amazon UK	Amazon USA
Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating: A Guide to Recovery by Peter Cooper Self-help guide for people with bulimia and binge eating difficulties. Clear and accessible style.	Amazon UK	Amazon USA
Overcoming Binge Eating by Chris Fairburn Another self-help guide which has also been successfully used in several centres alongside weekly psychotherapy. Considerably longer and more involved than Cooper's book (above) but could be overwhelming.	Amazon UK	Amazon USA
Overcoming Overeating by Jane R. Hirschmann and Carol H. Munter Excellent self-help guide for overeaters of all kinds.	Amazon UK	Amazon USA
Anorexia Nervosa, A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers by Janet Treasure One of very few guides for sufferers and their carers specifically for people with anorexia nervosa. Covers crucial issues including resistance to treatment, motivation to change, medical complications, ethical issues etc.	Amazon UK	Amazon USA