Eating disorders change someone’s attitude towards food and their body in a way that influences their behaviour and eating habits. For example, an eating disorder can cause you to spend a lot of time thinking about your weight and body shape, and do things like avoid eating as much as possible, or exercise more than is healthy.

These changes in eating habits and behaviour can affect you physically, mentally, and socially.

There are many resources listed below which may be helpful, and please remember, you can always contact us.

Follow this link for NHS Inform information on Eating Disorders. 

Last Tuesday of every month

Self help and support for people who have experienced problems around eating

Cullen Centre - Tipperlinn House, Tipperlinn Road, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, EH10 5HF, Edinburgh

18.30- 20.00

Open group no referral needed

** Please note medical management of your eating disorder will lie with your GP and not with the Cullen Centre.

The Australian Centre for Clinical Interventions has created 18 modules designed to help those with eating disorders.

They are free and can be accessed here. 

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/  BEAT - beating eating disorders website This site provides help on all aspects of eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and related eating disorders. You can contact BEAT on their Helpline: 0800 801 0432 (Mon- Fri, 9am to midnight; weekends and public holidays, 4pm to midnight)

https://eating-disorders.org.uk/  National Centre for Eating Disorders  This is an independent organisation set up to provide solutions for all eating problems, compulsive or "binge" eating, failed or "yo-yo" dieting, bulimia and anorexia.

https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mind Lots of useful resources online. Helpline - 0300 123 3393 (weekdays – 9am to 6pm)

https://www.talk-ed.org.uk/ Talk ED. Options for support calls, support groups and first steps to recovery workshops & online course. 

https://www.studentminds.org.uk/ Student Minds. Provides support for students/friends/parents and local resources.

https://ithriveedinburgh.org.uk/  Edinburgh Mental Health Information This is a very useful website which provides mental health information and self-help material. Under self-help resources there is a link to a list of self help books including Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) which is mentioned below.

http://www.seeds.scot.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx  South East Eating Disorders Scotland This site provides information for the public and professionals on Eating Disorders and services in Fife, Forth Valley, Lothian and the Borders

https://www.anred.com/ Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders Inc. This is a non-profit organisation that provides information about anorexia nervosa and related eating disorders.

http://www.eatingdisorderexpert.co.uk/ Eating Disorder Expert This website provides help and advice on all eating disorders.

Royal College of Psychiatrists The Royal College of Psychiatrists provides information on eating disorders.

• Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) – Ulrike Schmidt + Janet Treasure (for bulimia)  
• Overcoming Series:
  • Overcoming Binge Eating – Christopher Fairburn 
  • Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa – Chris Freeman
  • Overcoming Bulimia and Binge Eating – Peter Cooper
• Mind over Mood – Christine Padesky & Dennis Greenberger
• Anorexia nervosa: a survivor's guide for families, friends and sufferers - Janet Treasure
• Skill-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder -  Janet Treasure
• The Bulimia self-help manual by Chris Freeman and Gillian Downey - Free downloadable self-help manual: https://www.moodcafe.co.uk/media/11461/Self-HelpManualforBulimiaNervosa_1.pdf