The Red Herring, Food is Not the Issue [PDF 75KB] – Article authored by Dr. Anita Johnston, Senior Expert and Clinical Consultant to Focus Center For Eating Disorders.

The Predictors of Eating Disorders [PDF 52KB]. Article that reviews recent research on the predictors of eating disorders, authored by Lynn Sucher, MC, LPC, CEDS, NCC, President of Treatment Consultants.

An opportunity to improve lives and the bottom line, Addiction treatment centers should consider treating eating disorders. An article by Dr. Stuart Koman published in the June 2008 issue of Behavorial Healthcare.

Food for Thought: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders [PDF]. Report published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, December 2003. The first comprehensive examination of the link between substance abuse and eating disorders. The study reveals that up to 50% of individuals with eating disorders abuse alcohol or illicit drugs, compared to 9% of the general population. Conversely, up to 35% of alcohol or illicit drug abusers have eating disorders compared to 3% of the general population.