Eating Disorders |
Anorexia; Binge Eating; Bulimia; Eating Disorder |
An eating disorder is a compulsion to eat in a way which disturbs physical health. The eating may be excessive (compulsive over-eating); too limited (restricting); may include normal eating punctuated with episodes of purging; may include cycles of binging and purging; or may encompass the ingesting of non-foods. The best-known eating disorders are Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa. There are numerous theories as to the causes and mechanisms leading to eating disorders. The two most commo ...
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Resources
- (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, OPHS, HHS)
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Anorexia nervosa (MayoClinic)
- Anorexia Nervosa (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Anorexia Nervosa (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Anorexia Nervosa (Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center)
- Anorexia Nervosa (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Anorexia Nervosa (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
- Anorexia Nervosa in Males (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Anorexia [Easy-to-Read] (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Ask NOAH About: Anorexia Nervosa Fact Sheet (New York Online Access to Health, The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (NOAH))
- Athletes and Eating Disorders (National Mental Illness Screening Project)
- Binge Eating Disorder (Nemours Foundation)
- Binge Eating Disorder (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Binge Eating Disorder (Kids Health)
- Binge Eating Disorder in Males (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Binge Eating Disorders (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Body Image (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Body Mass Index Chart (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Bodywise Handbook - Eating Disorders Information for Middle School Personnel (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Bulimia (Cleveland Clinic)
- Bulimia (HealthWorld)
- Bulimia (Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center)
- Bulimia Nervosa (Cleveland Clinic)
- Bulimia Nervosa in Males (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Bulimia [Easy-to-Read] (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Calculate Your Body Mass Index (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Causes of Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Centers of Excellence - Eating Disorders (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Anorexia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Bulimia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Eating Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
- Compulsive Exercise (Nemours Foundation)
- Compulsive Exercise (for Teens) (Nemours Foundation)
- Do I Have a Problem? (Harvard Eating Disorders Center)
- Eating Disorder Awareness: Bulimia Nervosa (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Eating Disorders (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Eating Disorders (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
- Eating Disorders (National Mental Health Information Center, SAMHSA, HHS)
- Eating Disorders (Nemours Foundation)
- Eating Disorders (Cleveland Clinic)
- Eating Disorders (HealthWorld)
- Eating Disorders (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Eating Disorders (Medline Plus)
- Eating Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
- Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia) (HealthWorld)
- Eating Disorders and Pregnancy (Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.)
- Eating Disorders at Midlife (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Eating Disorders Can Be Prevented! (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Eating Disorders Definitions (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders)
- Eating Disorders in Teens and Pre-Teens (Cleveland Clinic)
- Eating Disorders Information Sheet - How to Help a Friend (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Eating disorders prevention: parents are key players (Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.)
- Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia (Nemours Foundation)
- Eating Disorders: Facts about Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Eating Disorders: Fads and Facts (National Institute of Mental Health Information Center)
- Eating Disorders: How to Understand and Help (Kids Health)
- Eating Disorders: Psychotherapy's Role in Effective Treatment (American Psychological Association)
- Enhancing Male Body Image (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Enhancing Male Body Image (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Facts About Eating Disorders (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders)
- Find a Nutrition Professional (American Dietetic Association)
- Find an Eating Disorders Treatment Provider (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Binge Eating Disorder (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Eating Disorders (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Girl Power! (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, OPHS, HHS)
- Health Consequences of Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)
- How to Help a Child with an Eating Disorder (Harvard Eating Disorders Center)
- How to Help a Friendwith Eating and Body Image Issues (National Eating Disorders Association)
- How to Pay For Mental Health Services (National Mental Health Information Center, SAMHSA, HHS)
- I Think My Friend May Have an Eating Disorder. What Should I Do? (Nemours Foundation)
- Kids and Eating Disorders (Nemours Foundation)
- Laxatives and Enemas: Not the Way to Go (Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.)
- Los Adolescentes con Desórdenes de La Alimentación (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Medical Management and Prognosis of Eating Disorders (American Diabetes Association)
- Men Less Likely To Seek Help for Eating Disorders (American Psychiatric Association)
- Mental Health Services Locator (National Mental Health Information Center, SAMHSA, HHS)
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Institute of Mental Health
- On the Teen Scene: Eating Disorders Require Medical Attention (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)
- Other Health Issues (National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS)
- Pica (Nemours Foundation)
- Questions to Ask When Considering Treatment Options (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Questions to Ask Your Treatment Provider (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Resources About Eating Disorders for Consumers (Food and Nutrition Information Center, NAL, USDA)
- Sharing with EEEase (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Skeletal Effects of Anorexia (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Statistics: Eating Disorders and Their Precursors (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Strategies for Prevention and Early Intervention of Male Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Teenagers With Eating Disorders (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Ten Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)
- The National Eating Disorders Screening Program (National Mental Illness Screening Project)
- Tips for Friends, Family, and Men (National Mental Illness Screening Project)
- Treatment of Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Weight-Control Information Network (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What People with Anorexia Nervosa Need to Know about Osteoporosis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- What Should I Say?: Tips for Talking with a Friend Who May Be Struggling with an Eating Disorder (National Eating Disorders Association)
- What's Going On With Me?: Evaluating Eating and Exercise Habits (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Women and Mental Health Research (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Women''s Health: Eating Disorders (Anorexia & Bulimia) (HealthWorld)
- Your Child's Mental Health: What Every Family Should Know (National Mental Health Information Center, SAMHSA, HHS)

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