Eating Disorder Resources
Free eating disorder treatment services in Perth
Free psychological therapy services are provided by the Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) in Northbridge. You will need a GP referral for CCI services and their waitlist varies. They also have a range of self-help resources which you can access yourself.
SCGH and Fiona Stanley have some inpatient services for adults 18 years and over with eating disorders. Both of these services will have waiting lists, and are intended as short–term admissions for medical stabilisation.
The Butterfly Foundation for Eating Disorders has information, chat, and groups (currently online). The national eating disorder helpline is 1800 ED HOPE.
Online resources about eating disorders
If you are looking for general information about these disorders, we recommend the Butterfly Foundation or Inside Out.
The Centre for Clinical Interventions has a range of information sheets about eating disorders, including nutrition and feeding information and self help modules.
The national eating disorder hotline is 1800 ED HOPE.
Books we recommend
Books we recommend for adults with eating disorders
Costin and Grabb: 8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder
Chris Fairburn: Overcoming Binge Eating
Jennifer Gaudiani: Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders
Matz and Frankel: Beyond a Shadow of a Diet
Safer, Adler and Masson: The DBT Solution for Emotional Eating
Books for bariatric surgery preparation
Ratcliffe: Living With Bariatric Surgery: managing your mind and your weight.
