Resources

An overview of Canadian research on eating disorders, prepared by the Ontario Community Outreach Program for Eating Disorders (2011) www.ocoped.ca and updated by the National Initiative for Eating Disorders (2017) www.nied.ca

A NEDIC pamphlet providing information about the prevalence and identification of eating disorders in boys and men, and tips for supporting affected individuals.

A resource prepared by NIED for Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2017, containing an overview of Canadian-centric facts and statistics about eating disorders.

Eating Disorders Review provides news and original articles on diagnosis and treatment of all eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, other specified feeding or eating disorders, and obesity. This is an external resource, and NEDIC is linking to it for informational purposes only.

Eating Disorders offers a multidisciplinary perspective on clinical issues and prevention research that considers the essential cultural, social, familial, and personal elements that not only foster eating-related problems, but also furnish clues that facilitate the most effective possible therapies and treatment approaches.This is an external resource, and NEDIC is linking to it for informational purposes only.

The Professional Journal of beat, the leading UK charity for people with Eating Disorders and their families, European Eating Disorders Review is an international journal, publishing articles which review or report original research that has implications for the treatment and care of people with eating disorders, and articles which report innovations and experience in the clinical management of eating disorders. This is an external resource, and NEDIC is linking to it for informational purposes only.

International Journal of Eating Disorders (IJED) publishes rigorously evaluated, high-quality contributions to an international readership of health professionals, clinicians and scientists. This is an external resource, and NEDIC is linking to it for informational purposes only.

There is a deep and troubling silence that cloaks boys’ bodies in schools. This absence of discussion has left the ways in which boys’ bodies are perceived, embodied, and lived in schools largely misunderstood. In this issue of the Bulletin, Chris Borduas, MPE and Michael Kehler, PhD examine adolescent boys' body image in Canadian health and physical education.

A NEDIC Bulletin discussing the experience of males affected by eating disorders, including barriers to care, myths, and symptoms.

Frank Colosimo and Robbie Ahmed from Egale Canada discuss the m.Bodiment project, and ways for healthcare providers to be inclusive of the specific body image/eating disorder needs of the GBTQ community.

A NEDIC Bulletin discussing the impact of eating disorders on the affected individual's partner, putting the stages of change into context along with roadblocks and experiences the partner may encounter.

A Bulletin discussing the experience of men with eating disorders, including body dissatisfaction, symptoms, sexuality, and treatment.

A NEDIC Bulletin exploring the role of stigma , either internalized or from health care providers, in the experience of bariatric patients.

A personal trainer who has recovered from an eating disorder, Jay Walker brings a unique perspective to his work in body-image and fitness. Jay hopes to help people understand how the fitness industry can impact men’s relationships with their bodies, challenging misconceptions about health and recovery along the way.

In this Bulletin, Danielle Keenan-Miller, PhD, provides an overview of evidence-based treatment options for binge eating disorder and highlights that many affected individuals benefit from self-help approaches. Dr. Keenan-Miller also includes five tips for breaking the binge eating cycle.

Jointly hosted by the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW) at the University of Toronto, Sheena’s Place, and the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC), this webinar featured Kyle T. Ganson (he/him), PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor at the FIFSW, whose research and clinical social work practice experience has focused on boys and men who experience eating disorders. Topics covered included updated prevalence of eating disorders and disordered eating, nuances of presentations, barriers to care, and tangible assessment and intervention strategies to translate directly to practice. There was a special focus placed on muscularity-oriented disordered eating, considerations across racial and ethnic identities, and gender and sexual orientation.