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Compulsive Eating/Binge Eating VIDEO Resources

For information on how to rent or view videos call the EDEO office at (780) 944-2864.

Eating Disorders: Journeys of Self-Discovery / Recovery
1 copy VHS, National Mental Illness Screening Program (21 minutes)

* Personal stories of people struggling with eating disorders.
* Provides statistics on eating disorders
* Outlines signs and symptoms of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder
* Explains how eating disorders start
* Outlines medical complications of eating disorders as well as emotional impact
* Explains treatment options

Fat Chance: The Big Prejudice
1 copy VHS, Bullfrog Films (73 minutes)

* A man's personal story of his constant battle with being overweight
* Outlines prejudices associated with being overweight
* Describes the factors necessary to gain a positive self image
* Addresses media pressures to be thin
* Describes the journey of a man's feelings of unworthiness to self acceptance

The Discovery of Dawn
1 copy VHS, CESA 7 TV Production (30 minutes)

* Story of a teenage girl's journey to discovering herself
* Andie McDowell explains how she got wrapped up in body image and the pressures to be thin
* Shows how images in magazines are altered by computers to make the "perfect" body
* Girls talk about their motivations behind their eating disorders
* Discusses the causes of low self-esteem
* Discusses how the media influences body image
* Dawn discusses how she felt physically when she was under weight
* Outlines why eating disorders occur
* Explains the complications associated with eating disorders
* Explains that dieting may lead to eating disorders

When Food Becomes an Obsession: Overcoming Eating Disorders
1 copy VHS, Hourglass Films, 1994 (28 minutes)

* Outlines causes of eating disorders
* Points out the change in emphasis on weight from the 1950's to present
* Describes the signs and symptoms of anorexia and bulimia
* Personal story of a girl who overcame an eating disorder
* Outlines the problems associated with being underweight
* Explains the media's role in our feelings about our bodies
* Explains that almost every eating disorder starts with a diet
* Outlines the medical complications of anorexia and bulimia
* Explains treatment options for overcoming eating disorders

Compulsive Eating/Binge Eating TEXT Resources

For information on how to borrow books call the EDEO office at (780) 944-2864.

Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating

Geneen Roth (1993). New York: First Plume Printing.
ISBN: 0-452-27084-7

Compulsive Overeater

Bill B. (1981). Minneapolis: CompCare Publications.
ISBN: 0-89638-046-7

Conquering Obesity: Deceptions in the Marketplace and the Real Story

Dr. Lance Levy (2000). Toronto: Key Porter Books.
ISBN: 1-55013-949-5

Overcoming Overeating

Jane R. Hirschmann, and Carol H. Munter (1989). Toronto: The Ballantine Publishing Group.
ISBN: 0-449-00382-5

Overcoming Binge Eating

Dr. Christopher Fairburn (1995). New York: The Guilford Press.
ISBN: 0-89862-179-8

Why Can't I stop Eating? Recognizing, Understanding and Overcoming Food Addiction

Debbie Danowski, and Pedro Lazaro (2000). Center City: Hazelden.
ISBN: 1-56838-365-7

Fat Is a Feminist Issue

Susie Orbach (1988). New York: The Berkley Publishing Group.
ISBN: 0-425-09920-2

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The Facts

Padmal de Silva, and Stanley Rachman (1999). New York: Oxford University Press Inc.
ISBN: 0-19-262860-7

When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies: Freeing Yourself From Food and Weight Obsession

Jane R. Hirschmann, and Carol H. Munter (1995). New York: Fawcett Columbine.
ISBN: 0-14-017451-6

Video and Text Resources

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