Also called: Also called: Anorexia nervosa, Binge eating, Bulimia

Start Here

• Eating Disorders(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/ken98-0047/default.asp
• Eating Disorders(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders/complete-publication.shtml

Overviews

• Common Questions about Eating Disorders(American Psychiatric Association) - http://healthyminds.org/expertopinion9.cfm
• Eating Disorders(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/eating-disorders/DS00294/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print

Latest News

• Anti-Dementia Drug Curbs Binge Eating(09/01/2008, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_68746.html

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Causes of Eating Disorders(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41144
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/nedaDir/files/documents/handouts/SPWhCaus.pdf
• 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(American Psychological Association) - http://apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=9
  Also available in Spanish http://www.centrodeapoyoapa.org/articulos/articulo.php?id=50
• Seeking Treatment(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=295

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
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=457&Profile_ID=69481

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

Specific Conditions

• Anorexia Nervosa(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/mentalhealth/eating/063.printerview.html
  Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/common/mentalhealth/eating/063.printerview.html
• Anorexia Nervosa(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/Easyread/anorexia-etr.htm
• Binge Eating Disorders(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/binge.htm
• Bulimia Nervosa(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/Easyread/bulnervosa-etr.htm
• Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide for Family and Friends(ECRI Institute) - http://www.bulimiaguide.org/index/category.aspx?lid=465
• Diabulimia: How Are Diabetes and Eating Disorders Related?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/diabulimia/AN01737/METHOD=print

Related Issues

• At Risk: All Ethnic and Cultural Groups(National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF - http://womenshealth.gov/bodyimage/kids/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
• Bulimia Nervosa: Checklists and Tip Charts(ECRI Institute) - http://www.bulimiaguide.org/index/category.aspx?lid=464
• Compulsive Exercise(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/compulsive_exercise.html
• Eating Concerns and Oral Health(National Eating Disorders Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/nedaDir/files/documents/handouts/OralHlth.pdf
• Eating Disorders: Questions to Ask(American Psychiatric Association) - http://healthyminds.org/eatingdisorderquestions.cfm
• NATA Publishes Position Statement on Disordered Eating among Athletes(National Athletic Trainers' Association) - http://www.nata.org/newsrelease/archives/000613.htm
• What People with Anorexia Nervosa Need to Know about Osteoporosis(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/Conditions_Behaviors/anorexia_nervosa.asp

Financial Issues

• Bulimia Nervosa: Understanding Health Insurance Issues and Their Effect on Benefits(ECRI Institute) - http://www.bulimiaguide.org/summary/detail.aspx?doc_id=9233
• How to Afford Appropriate Treatment for an Eating Disorder(National Eating Disorders Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/nedaDir/files/documents/handouts/EdSurGde.pdf

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Anorexia(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Anorexia%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Anorexia Nervosa(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Anorexia+Nervosa%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Bulimia(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Bulimia%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Eating Disorders(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Eating+Disorders%22

Research

• Pro-Eating Disorder Websites Send Dangerous Messages(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/research/ed_sites.html
• Study Tracks Prevalence of Eating Disorders(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2007/study-tracks-prevalence-of-eating-disorders.shtml

Journal Articles

• Article: Complex pediatric feeding disorders: using teleconferencing technology to improve access... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18649810&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Reduction of overweight and eating disorder symptoms via the Internet... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18639791&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Differential brain activation in anorexia nervosa to Fat and Thin... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18628661&tool=MedlinePlus
• Eating Disorders -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=eating+disorders[majr]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+systematic[sb]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text])+NOT+(letter[pt+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Bulimia Nervosa: Glossary(ECRI Institute) - http://www.bulimiaguide.org/index/category.aspx?lid=463

Directories

• Bulimia Nervosa: Find a Treatment Center(ECRI Institute) - http://www.bulimiaguide.org/index/sindex.aspx?lid=461
• Find a Nutrition Professional(American Dietetic Association) - http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_4874_ENU_HTML.htm

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/

Children

• Kids and Eating Disorders(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/eatdisorder.html
• Pica(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/pica.html

Teenagers

• Binge Eating Disorder(Nemours Foundation) - For Parents - http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/feeding/binge_eating.html
• Binge Eating Disorder(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/binge_eating.html
• Eating Disorders(Nemours Foundation) - For Parents - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/eating_disorders.html
• Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/eat_disorder.html
  Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/enfermedades/eat_disorder_esp.html
• Eating Disorders: Facts for Teens(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/teens/eating/277.printerview.html
  Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/children/teens/eating/277.printerview.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

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
• 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
• 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

Women

• Eating Disorders: FAQ on Eating Disorders in Adults(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/eating-disorders/HQ00596/METHOD=print
• Pregnancy and Pica: Non-Food Cravings(American Pregnancy Association) - http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/unusualcravingspica.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Weight Control - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightcontrol.html
• Food and Nutrition - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodandnutrition.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/