Articles on Eating Disorders

The Red Herring, Food is Not the Issue [PDF 75KB] – Article authored by Dr. Anita Johnston, Senior Expert and Clinical Consultant to Focus Center For Eating Disorders.

How Family and Friends Can Help [PDF 22KB] – This article outlines 10 ways you can help a loved one who is struggling with an eating disorder.

Signs and Symptoms of an Eating Disorder [PDF 21KB] This content is also available in HTML format on our Signs & Symptoms page.

The Predictors of Eating Disorders [PDF 52KB]. Article that reviews recent research on the predictors of eating disorders, authored by Lynn Sucher, MC, LPC, CEDS, NCC, President of Treatment Consultants.

An opportunity to improve lives and the bottom line, Addiction treatment centers should consider treating eating disorders. An article by Dr. Stuart Koman published in the June 2008 issue of Behavorial Healthcare.

Food for Thought: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders [PDF]. Report published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, December 2003. The first comprehensive examination of the link between substance abuse and eating disorders. The study reveals that up to 50% of individuals with eating disorders abuse alcohol or illicit drugs, compared to 9% of the general population. Conversely, up to 35% of alcohol or illicit drug abusers have eating disorders compared to 3% of the general population.

Wisdom Tales: Using Storytelling Traditions to Understand and Treat Eating Disorders [PDF 32KB] by Dr. Anita Johnston, reprinted from Georgia Psychologis, Spring 2004.

Additional resources and articles are available on Dr. Anita Johnston's website: www.dranitajohnston.com.