Eating Disorders

• Latest News
• Brain Area Found to Trigger Binge Eating (10/04/2004, United Press International)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Eating Disorders: Facts about Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions (National Institute of Mental Health)

• Overviews
• Eating Disorders (Center for Mental Health Services)
• Eating Disorders (Nemours Foundation)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• What's Going On With Me?: Evaluating Eating and Exercise Habits (National Eating Disorders Association)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Treatment
• Eating Disorders: Psychotherapy's Role in Effective Treatment (American Psychological Association)
• Seeking Treatment (National Eating Disorders Association)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Anorexia (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Bulimia (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Eating Disorders (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Anorexia (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Anorexia Nervosa (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Binge Eating Disorders (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)
• Binge Eating Disorders (Nemours Foundation)
• Bulimia (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Pica (Nemours Foundation)

• Prevention/Screening
• Eating Disorders Can Be Prevented! (National Eating Disorders Association)
• Ten Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)

• Coping
• Sharing with EEEase (National Eating Disorders Association)
• What Should I Say?: Tips for Talking with a Friend Who May Be Struggling with an Eating Disorder (National Eating Disorders Association)

• Related Issues
• At Risk: All Ethnic and Cultural Groups (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF File
• Body Image (National Eating Disorders Association)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Causes of Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)
• Compulsive Exercise (Nemours Foundation)
• Eating Concerns and Oral Health (National Eating Disorders Association)
• Health Consequences of Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)
• Skeletal Effects of Anorexia (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
• What People with Anorexia Nervosa Need to Know about Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)

• Research
• Antiobesity Drug May Help Treat Binge Eating Disorder (American Medical Association)
• Kids and Teens with Anorexia Eat Fewer Calories Before the Onset of Illness (Nemours Foundation)

• Directories
• Find a Nutrition Professional (American Dietetic Association)
• Find an Eating Disorders Treatment Provider (National Eating Disorders Association)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• National Eating Disorders Association
• National Institute of Mental Health

• Statistics
• Statistics: Eating Disorders and Their Precursors (National Eating Disorders Association)

• Women
• Eating Disorders at Midlife (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Men
• Anorexia Nervosa in Males (National Eating Disorders Association)
• Binge Eating Disorder in Males (National Eating Disorders Association)
• Boys and Eating Disorders (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF File
• Bulimia Nervosa in Males (National Eating Disorders Association)
• Enhancing Male Body Image (National Eating Disorders Association)
• Men Less Likely To Seek Help for Eating Disorders (American Psychiatric Association)
• Strategies for Prevention and Early Intervention of Male Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)

• Children
• Kids and Eating Disorders (Nemours Foundation)

• Teenagers
• Binge Eating Disorder (Nemours Foundation)
• Compulsive Exercise (for Teens) (Nemours Foundation)
• Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia (Nemours Foundation)
• I Think My Friend May Have an Eating Disorder. What Should I Do? (Nemours Foundation)