Factsheets

The following are links to various factsheets and brochures about eating disorders and how to manage them. If you are interested in receiving further information about eating disorders or have a research topic you would like assistance with, please click here to email our Health Educator.  

Eating Disorders

• What is an eating disorder?
• Summary of Anorexia Nervosa
• Summary of Bulimia Nervosa
• Summary of Compulsive Eating
• Eating Disorder diagnoses in the DSM-IV
• What causes eating disorders?
• Who is at risk?
• Signs that indicate a person has an eating disorder
• Physical problems related to eating disorders
• The cognitive, emotional and social consequences of eating disorders 
• Dental problems associated with eating disorders

Support

• What to do if you think you have an eating disorder
• What to do if you think someone else has an eating disorder
• Supporting someone with food and body issues
• Who you can talk to
• How to help
• Finding a counsellor
• Questions and answers for family and friends

Central Region Eating Disorder Services

• Who we are
• Services we provide
• A-Z Guide to our residential service
• Our food rules
• Sample Day Programme timetable
• Sample Menu
• Referring someone to CREDS
• Our Self Assessment Form
• Pre-assessment Medical Review Form (to accompany Self-Assessment Form)
• Your rights when entering CREDS

Where to get help

• Wellington & Hutt Valley
• Palmerston North
• Whangarei
• Hawkes Bay
• Tauranga
• Auckland
• Christchurch
• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• Perth