Resources for Eating Disorders and Treatment from Children's Hospital Colorado

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In addition to our specialists, Children's Hospital Colorado also provides the following resources for your family:

Children's Family Health Library

Children's Hospital Colorado's main campus location offers a Family Health Library to provide information in broad areas such as parenting, child development, and medical diagnosis in children.  Please feel free to stop by and use this great resource as you would like.

Recommended books

"Off the C.U.F.F. (Calm, Unwavering, Firm and Funny)" by Nancy Zucker, Ph.D. is a parent skills manual that provides the curriculum taught to parents in these group programs. Duke University Eating Disorders Program. (2008)

"Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders" by David B. Herzog, M.D., Debra L. Franko, PH.D., and Pat Cable, RN (2007)

"Skills-Based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder. The New Maudsley Method" by Janet Treasure, Grainne Smith and Anna Crane. Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, London and New York (2007)

"Help your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder" by Jim Lock, MD, PhD and Daniel LeGrange, PhD.  The Guilford Press, New York and London (2005)

Organizations

AMERICAN ANOREXIA/BULIMIA ASSOCIATION, INC
293 Central Park West, Suite 1R
New York. NY 10024
(212) 501-8351

ANOREXIA NERVOSA & RELATED EATING DISORDERS. INC.
PO Box 5102
Eugene, OR 97405-0102
(503) 344-1144

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA & ASSOC. DISORDERS
PO Box 7
Highland Park, IL 60035
(708) 831-3438

Recommended websites

  • National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention (EDAP): www.edap.org
  • The Academy of Eating Disorders: www.aedweb.org

Contact the Eating Disorder Program

For more information about Children's Hospital Colorado Eating Disorder Program, call (720) 777-6452. If you would like to discuss concerns about your child, please have the following information available:

  • Child’s current weight, height and weight history
  • Past and current eating patterns
  • Other symptoms or behaviors you are concerned about
  • Routine exercise habits
  • Medications
  • Current care providers (MD, therapist, nutritionist, etc.)

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