April 14, 2020 The undersigned organizations join together to respond to a harmful idea being spread in the media about the dangerous mental illness, Avoidant/Restrictive…
In a time of global crisis, F.E.A.S.T. is concerned for the specific needs of families who are supporting those with eating disorders in their homes:…
POSITION STATEMENT August 29, 2019 The announcement of a new smartphone app for children 8-17 from Weight Watchers, called Kurbo, has been met with horror…
F.E.A.S.T. POSITION STATEMENT July 7, 2019 EUTHANASIA AND EATING DISORDERS: Context and Media Coverage Recent news reports of a 17-year old Dutch eating disorder patient…
F.E.A.S.T. became one of the first eating disorders organizations to endorse the Coalition for the Advancement and Application of Psychological Science Consensus Statement today. This…
Prescribing Disordered Eating to Teens as a Weight-Loss Plan POSITION STATEMENT F.E.A.S.T, an international organization supporting parents and caregivers of eating disorder patients, joins advocates…
POSITION STATEMENT – OCTOBER 18, 2018 A recent paper published in Psychological Medicine journal, titled “Treatment outcomes for anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis…
POSITION STATEMENT – JULY 19, 2010 F.E.A.S.T. believes professionals treating eating disorder patients have an ethical responsibility to fully inform patients, and the parents of…
Support for Reevaluation of Diagnostic Criteria for Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents Position Statement The F.E.A.S.T. Board of Directors has voted to support the…
Support for WCEDCA Workgroup proposed changes for the DSM-V Position Statement The F.E.A.S.T. Board of Directors has unanimously voted to support the recommendations of the…