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Food Addicts Anonymous was founded in 1987 in West Palm Beach, Florida, by a founder who calls herself "Judith C." [2] [3] By 2007 there were over 150 weekly meetings around the world in addition to phone and online meetings. [3] [4] The organization has meetings in the US, Canada, Australia, England, Norway, Sweden and Ireland.
OA has since grown, with groups in over 75 countries meeting in person, over the phone, and through the internet. [1] OA is for people with problems related to food including, but not limited to, compulsive overeaters, those with binge eating disorder, bulimics and anorexics. Anyone with a problematic relationship with food is welcomed; OA's ...
F.E.A.S.T.'s Advisory Panel [2] is composed of internationally recognized leaders in research and treatment of eating disorders, and from eating disorders support organizations around the world. F.E.A.S.T. is dedicated to remaining independent and family-focused. Donations are accepted from individuals only.
The small support group Meehan founded in her home went on to establish groups across the nation. These groups continue to provide peer-to-peer support and self-help for the individuals and families affected by eating disorders and are available at no cost. Meehan was born in Sanish, North Dakota, in 1925.
This is a list of Wikipedia articles about specific twelve-step recovery programs and fellowships.These programs, and the groups of people who follow them, are based on the set of guiding principles for recovery from addictive, compulsive, or other behavioral problems originally developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. [1]
In 2003, DMDA Greater Houston changed its name to DBSA Greater Houston and formed its own 501(c) (3) corporation. Currently, DBSA Greater Houston sponsors nearly 70 weekly support groups at 50 different locations throughout the Houston metropolitan area. The Houston organization is the largest of the nation's DBSA chapters, serving over 1,000 ...
SMART Recovery is based on scientific knowledge and is intended to evolve as scientific knowledge evolves. [4] The program uses principles of motivational interviewing, found in motivational enhancement therapy (MET), [5] and techniques taken from rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), as well as scientifically validated research on treatment. [6]
While pro-ana site users in this study perceived greater support from online communities than offline relationships, they also reported being encouraged to continue eating disorder behaviors. [51] Users of pro-ana sites (n=60) cited a sense of belonging (77%), social support (75%), and support for the choice to continue current eating disorder ...