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Eating Disorders
- Latest News
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
- Coping
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Clinical Trials
- Research
- Directories
- Organizations
- Children
- Teenagers
- Men
- Women
Latest News
- Latest News
- Telling Anorexics About Bone Harm May Spur Change (05/30/2005, Reuters Health)
- Teens with Eating Disorders Get Encouragement Online (05/18/2005, Reuters Health)
- Study Finds Collegiate Female Athletes Do Not Exhibit More Disordered Eating Symptoms Than Their Non-Athletic Peers (04/05/2005, National Athletic Trainers' Association)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Eating Disorders: Facts about Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions (National Institute of Mental Health)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Eating Disorders (Nemours Foundation)
- Eating Disorders (Center for Mental Health Services)
- Lets Talk Facts about Eating Disorders (American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Causes of Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)
- What's Going On With Me?: Evaluating Eating and Exercise Habits (National Eating Disorders Association)
Also available in: Spanish
Treatment
- Treatment
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (NAMI)
- Eating Disorders: Psychotherapy's Role in Effective Treatment (American Psychological Association)
- Seeking Treatment (National Eating Disorders Association)
Prevention/Screening
- 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
- 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)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Anorexia
(National Women's Health Information Center) - Binge Eating Disorders (NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network)
- Bulimia (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Pica (Nemours Foundation)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- At Risk: All Ethnic and Cultural Groups (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF
- Body Image (National Eating Disorders Association)
Also available in: Spanish - Compulsive Exercise (Nemours Foundation)
- Eating Concerns and Oral Health (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Health Consequences of Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorders Association)
- How to Afford Appropriate Treatment for an Eating Disorder (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)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Anorexia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Bulimia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Eating Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Antiobesity Drug May Help Treat Binge Eating Disorder (American Medical Association)
Directories
- Directories
- Find a Nutrition Professional (American Dietetic Association)
- Find an Eating Disorders Treatment Provider (National Eating Disorders Association)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Institute of Mental Health
Teenagers
- 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)
Men
- Men
- Anorexia Nervosa in Males (National Eating Disorders Association)
- Binge Eating Disorder in Males (National Eating Disorders Association)
- 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)