Recommended Reading for Binge Eating Disorder
There are lots of resources out there if you would like to understand binge eating disorder better, or if you would like to make changes (by yourself or alongside therapy).
What approach works varies person to person, but we have included a range of books below, including a CBT approach, a dialectical behaviour therapy approach, and a compassion focussed approach. We have also included some links to some helpful resources.
Books
Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating and their Treatment - Professor Hubert Lacey, Dr Bryony Bamford & Amy Brown
Beating Your Eating Disorder - Waller, Mountford, Lawson, Gray, Cordery & Hinrichsen
Overcoming Binge Eating - Christopher Fairburn
The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Workbook for Bulimia - Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher & Michael Maslar
Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) - Ulrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure & June Alexander
The Compassionate Mind Approach to Beating Overeating - Ken Goss
Other useful resources:
The Centre for Clinical Interventions: An Australian site with a great self-help workbook to work through (CBT approach) and lots of useful information sheets
Recovery record: A useful app to help you monitor food, mood, and encourage recovery