Eating Disorders (Print Version)

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Eating Disorders

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Latest News

Sports Program Helps Girls Fight Eating Disorders (11/01/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20980.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/01/2004)

From the National Institutes of Health

Eating Disorders: Facts about Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/eatingdisorders.cfm

Overviews

Eating Disorders (Center for Mental Health Services) - http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/ken98-0047/default.asp
Eating Disorders (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/eating_disorders.html

Diagnosis/Symptoms

What's Going On With Me?: Evaluating Eating and Exercise Habits (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41155
Also available in Spanish - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=457&Profile;_ID=69479

Treatment

Eating Disorders: Psychotherapy's Role in Effective Treatment (American Psychological Association) - http://helping.apa.org/articles/article.php?id=50
Seeking Treatment (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=295

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Anorexia (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000855&recruiting;=true
ClinicalTrials.gov: Bulimia (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002032&recruiting;=true
ClinicalTrials.gov: Eating Disorders (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001068&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions

Anorexia (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/faq/Easyread/anorexia-etr.htm
Anorexia Nervosa (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/063.xml
Binge Eating Disorders (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network) - http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/binge.htm
Binge Eating Disorders (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/feeding/binge_eating.html
Bulimia (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/faq/Easyread/bulnervosa-etr.htm
Pica (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/pica.html

Prevention/Screening

Eating Disorders Can Be Prevented! (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41169
Ten Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41171

Coping

Sharing with EEEase (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41156
What Should I Say?: Tips for Talking with a Friend Who May Be Struggling with an Eating Disorder (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41174

Related Issues

At Risk: All Ethnic and Cultural Groups (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF File - http://www.4woman.gov/BodyImage/bodywise/bp/AtRisk.pdf
Body Image (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41157
Also available in Spanish - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=457&Profile;_ID=69483
Causes of Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41144
Compulsive Exercise (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/compulsive_exercise.html
Eating Concerns and Oral Health (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=321&Profile;_ID=69686
Health Consequences of Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41143
Skeletal Effects of Anorexia (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r709i&doctitle;=Skeletal+Effects+of+Anorexia&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet
What People with Anorexia Nervosa Need to Know about Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r803i&doctitle;=What+People+with+Anorexia+Nervosa+Need+to+Know+About+Osteoporosis&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet

Research

Antiobesity Drug May Help Treat Binge Eating Disorder (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZB8TBAWMD⊂_cat=2

Directories

Find a Nutrition Professional (American Dietetic Association) - http://webdietitians.org/Public/PublicDietitianDisclaimerAdvanced.htm
Find an Eating Disorders Treatment Provider (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=422

Organizations

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - http://www.aacap.org/
National Eating Disorders Association - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Statistics

Statistics: Eating Disorders and Their Precursors (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41138

Women

Eating Disorders at Midlife (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00596

Men

Anorexia Nervosa in Males (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41146
Binge Eating Disorder in Males (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=316&Profile;_ID=41182
Boys and Eating Disorders (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF File - http://www.4woman.gov/BodyImage/bodywise/bp/boys.pdf
Bulimia Nervosa in Males (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41147
Enhancing Male Body Image (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41161
Men Less Likely To Seek Help for Eating Disorders (American Psychiatric Association) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ0626R6LC⊂_cat=624
Strategies for Prevention and Early Intervention of Male Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile;_ID=41172

Children

Kids and Eating Disorders (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/eatdisorder.html

Teenagers

Binge Eating Disorder (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/binge_eating.html
Compulsive Exercise (for Teens) (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/compulsive_exercise.html
Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/eat_disorder.html
I Think My Friend May Have an Eating Disorder. What Should I Do? (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/friend_eating_disorder.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Weight Loss and Dieting - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightlossanddieting.html
Food, Nutrition and Metabolism - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodnutritionandmetabolism.html
Mental Health and Behavior - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Eating Disorders is the National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 02 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 13 September 2004