Useful Contacts and
Reading List
Richardson Eating
Disorder Service
Information for patients and families
Shining a light on the future
Self Help Organisations
• BEAT (Previously Eating Disorders Association)
Wensum House, 103 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, NR1 1DW
Helpline: 0845 634 1414
Youthline: 0845 634 7650
E-mail: [email protected]
The leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and families.
• NIWE
The Old Post Office, 5 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DW
Tel: 0191 221 0233
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.niwe.org.uk
Offers a non-medical environment in which people in the North East can explore and
understand their difficulties with food and emotion.
• Up-Beat North East
Contact: Alison Cook
Tel: 0191 413 1853
Upbeat North East is a carer’s support group supported and facilitated by the
Richardson Eating Disorder Service. The group meets on the first Tuesday of each
month at the Richardson Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary.
Suggested Reading List
Anorexia Nervosa
• Anorexia Nervosa and the Wish to Change
Crips, Joughin, Halek and Bowyer
This is a very useful book for sufferers from anorexia nervosa, and is generally very
popular amongst patients.
• Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa
C. Freeman
This book is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
• The Anorexia Workbook
Heffner and Eifert
This step-by-step self help book is based on a compassionate new model of
psychotherapy called acceptance and commitment therapy.
• Anorexics on Anorexia
R. Shelley
Recovering sufferers of Anorexia Nervosa describe in their own words their personal
experiences.
• The Invisible Man
J. Morgan
A practical, problem-focused self-help manual for men with eating disorders and body
image problems.
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Bulimia Nervosa
• Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating: A Guide to Recovery
P.J. Cooper
This book uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to treat disorders by
changing unhelpful patterns of behaviours and thoughts.
• Overcoming Binge Eating
C.J. Fairburn
This book provides all the information needed to understand binge eating and bring it
under control.
• Getting Better Bit(e) by Bite(e): a survival kit for sufferers of bulimia nervosa and
binge eating disorder
U.H. Schmidt and J.L. Treasure
This self help book empowers sufferers to take control of their lives by providing them
with the information and advice needed to tackle their eating difficulties.
Self Esteem
• Feeling Good Handbook
D. Burns
Includes chapters: How to conquer depression and build self esteem. How to conquer
anxieties, fears and phobias, and how to strengthen relationships through better
communication.
• Overcoming Low Self Esteem
M. Fennel
This book explains the nature of low self-esteem and self destructive thinking. It
contains a complete self-help programme and monitoring sheets. It is based on
clinically proven techniques of cognitive therapy.
• Reinventing Your Life: How to Break Free from Negative Life Patterns and Feel
Good Again
Young and Klosko
This book is very helpful for people with long-standing eating disorders and includes
the following chapters: I’m worthless; The defectiveness life trap; I feel like such a
failure; It’s never quite good enough.
Families, Carers and Friends
• Anorexia Nervosa: A guide for sufferers and their families
R. Palmer
Discusses the causes, symptoms and treatment of this illness. Written for the anorexic,
their family and professional helpers.
• Anorexia Nervosa: a survival guide for families, friends and sufferers
J. Treasure
What has caused this to happen? What will happen now? What can we do about it?
This book is an attempt to answer some of these questions.
• Skill-based learning for caring for a loved one with an eating disorder
J. Treasure, G. Smith and A. Craine
Equips carers with the skills and knowledge needed to support and encourage those
suffering from an eating disorder.
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Contact
Richardson Eating Disorder Service
Richardson Unit
Leazes Wing
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
Tel: 0191 282 5259 or 0191 282 4381
Fax: 0191 282 5170
E-mail: [email protected]
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