Sharon Peterson of the Eating Disorder Network of Maryland (EDN) announced today to the Eating Disorder Activist Network (EDAN) and on the EDN of Maryland website that a new free support group for family, friends and individuals with eating disorders will be started in the Bethesda area near Washington D.C. The group will be run by Courtney DiLallo, LGMFT. Other support groups in Maryland, D.C. and areas of Northern Virginia can be found here. The EDN of Maryland is responsible in advising individuals to use support groups in addition to a comprehensive treatment plan and that, "[Groups]...are not intended to serve as substitutes for individual professional help."
Eating disorder resources in Maryland
Other than information on support groups, the EDN of Maryland offers a variety of resources for professionals and sufferers as well as information on upcoming EDN events and NEDAwarenss events, news and research studies among other information. Pershing Turner Centers (with a location in Annapolis, Maryland) also offer a variety of helpful resources. In Baltimore, both the Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Program and the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt are reputable in their treatment of eating disorders. To find other information about national online resources for eating disorders, please visit the article Online eating disorder and body image support.
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