For Treatment Providers
Resources, Education + Connection for Eating Disorder Professionals in Maine
EDAM supports treatment providers, students, educators, and allied professionals who are working to better understand, identify, and treat eating disorders across the lifespan.
Whether you are new to eating disorder care or looking to deepen your clinical lens, this page offers resources to support ethical, compassionate, evidence-informed, and collaborative treatment.
Eating disorder care is complex. It often requires attention to medical risk, nutrition rehabilitation, therapeutic support, family systems, trauma, identity, weight stigma, and the broader cultural forces that shape relationships with food and body.
EDAM exists to help providers stay connected, informed, and better equipped to support individuals and families affected by eating disorders.
Clinical Resource Library
The books listed below reflect a range of evidence-based, process-oriented, and interdisciplinary approaches to eating disorder care, including medical management, nutrition therapy, family-based treatment, body image work, acceptance and values-based frameworks, and support for specific diagnoses.
These resources may be useful for therapists, dietitians, physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, students, educators, and other professionals who support people with eating disorders.
Foundational Eating Disorder Treatment
Effective Clinical Practice in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: The Heart of the Matter edited by Margo Maine, William Davis, and Jane Shure
Beyond a Shadow of a Diet: The Therapist’s Guide to Treating Eating Disorders by Ellen Frankel and Judith Matz
Decoding Anorexia: How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders by Carrie Arnold
ACT, DBT + Process-Based Approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders: A Process-Focused Guide to Treating Anorexia and Bulimia by Emily K. Sandoz, Kelly G. Wilson, and Troy DuFrene
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Body Image Dissatisfaction: A Practitioner’s Guide Using Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Values-Based Behavior Change Strategies by Adria Pearson, Michelle Heffner, and Victoria Follette
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating and Bulimia by Debra L. Safer, Christy F. Telch, and Eunice Y. Chen
Nutrition + Medical Management
Nutritional Counseling in the Treatment of Eating Disorders by Marcia Herrin and Maria Larkin
Eating Disorders: A Guide to Medical Care and Complications by Philip Mehler and Arnold Andersen
Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders by Jennifer L. Gaudiani
Family-Based Treatment + Adolescent Care
Treatment Manual for Anorexia Nervosa: A Family-Based Approach by James Lock and Daniel Le Grange
Treating Bulimia in Adolescents: A Family-Based Approach by James Lock and Daniel Le Grange
Recovery Narratives + Clinical Perspective
Sensing the Self: Women’s Recovery from Bulimia by Sheila M. Reindl
Training + Professional Development
Eating disorder care continues to evolve, and ongoing training is an important part of ethical, effective treatment.
EDAM offers educational opportunities for professionals through conferences, trainings, and community events focused on eating disorder prevention, treatment, recovery, and advocacy.
Join EDAM as a Member
EDAM membership helps support education, advocacy, prevention, and access to eating disorder resources across Maine.
Professional and organizational members may receive opportunities for networking, visibility, training updates, and connection with others in the eating disorder field.