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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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Eating Disorders Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- NIDDK Weight-control Information Network
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/
- National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
- Center for Mental Health Services
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy http://www.aamft.org/
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill http://www.nami.org/
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center
- American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/
- American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/
- National Eating Disorders Association http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=337
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- National Institute of Mental Health Information Center http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ocpl/index.htm
- National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), SAMSHA, HHS http://www.health.org/
- Food and Nutrition Information Center, NAL, USDA http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
- National Mental Illness Screening Project http://www.nmisp.org/
- Weight Control Information Network, NIDDK, NIH, HHS http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/win.htm
- Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. http://www.anred.com/
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, OPHS, HHS http://www.samhsa.gov/
- National Mental Health Information Center, SAMHSA, HHS http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
- New York Online Access to Health, The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (NOAH) http://www.noah-health.org
- Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.osteo.org/
- National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, HHS http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders http://www.anad.org/
- Harvard Eating Disorders Center http://www.hedc.org/
- Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center http://www.edreferral.com
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
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)
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