Scope

Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychological disorder characterized by intense fear of gaining weight. This research guide will assist you in finding information about anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders. See also: Eating Disorders and Body Image guides.

Overview

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online 1992 (updated daily)
Britannica Online is a searchable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest encyclopedia articles. Basic instructions for Encyclopædia Britannica Online

Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders
College Library Reference Collection: RC 552 E18 C37 2000
Refer to "Anorexia Nervosa," pages 10-22

Encyclopedia of Psychology
College Library Reference Collection: BF 31 E52 2000
Refer to "Anorexia," pages 186-188 and "Bulimia," pages 484-485

New Harvard Guide to Women's Health
College Library Reference Collection: RA 778 C2164 2004
Refer to "Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa," pages 43-46

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center 1990 - to date (updated daily)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) includes the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources and provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era
College Library Reference Collection: RA 778 N49 2005
Refer to "Eating Problems," pages 38-43

Finding Journal and News Articles

Below are links to databases that cover this subject area. The truncation symbol for all of them is an asterisk (*) unless otherwise noted.

Sample searches for databases:

anorexia nervosa
eating disorders
bulimia nervosa
anorexia and teen*
anorexia and elderly
anorexia and women
anorexia and treatment

Recommended Databases:

Academic Search 1984 - to date (updated daily)
This library database indexes approximately 3,100 popular magazines and academic journals and provides the full-text articles from approximately 1,000 journals. Basic instructions for Academic Search

Ethnic NewsWatch 1960 - to date (updated monthly)
A full-text collection of more than 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Basic instructions for Ethnic Newswatch

GenderWatch 1980 - to date (updated quarterly)
A women's and gender issues database with full-text coverage of most journals. Basic instructions for GenderWatch

General Science Full Text 1984 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 150 popular and scholarly periodicals, as well as the Science section of the New York Times. Subjects include biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environment, nutrition, genetics, medicine and health. Basic instructions for General Science Full Text

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe Dates Vary (updated daily)
Contains the full-text articles from U.S. and international newspapers (including the New York Times, June 1980 - to date), as well as some news and business magazines and trade journals. The truncation symbol is an exclamation point (!). Basic instructions for Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe

ProQuest Research Library 1988 - to date (updated daily)
Indexes over 2,000 general-interest and academic journals. Nearly 1,000 periodicals are full-text. Dates vary, but many full-text journals go back to 1988. Basic instructions for ProQuest Research Library

PsycINFO 1872 - to date (updated weekly)
Indexes 1,300 scholarly journals along with books and book chapters in psychology, educational psychology, and behavioral sciences. Basic instructions for PsycINFO

Readers' Guide Full Text and Retrospective 1890 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 240 popular magazines in a wide range of subject areas. Full-text coverage of 131 titles begins with 1994. Basic instructions for Readers' Guide Full Text

Social Sciences Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 415 scholarly journals in economics, politics, public administration, public health, sociology, criminology, environmental and urban studies, psychology and anthropology. Basic instructions for Social Sciences Full Text

Finding Books

MadCat
Books on anorexia can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog.

Sample keyword searches:

"anorexia nervosa"
"anorexia nervosa" and adolescen?
"anorexia nervosa" and depression
"bulimia nervosa"
"body image" and anorexia

Internet Sites

Anorexia and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED)
http://www.anred.com/toc.html
Contains "information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other less-well-known food and weight disorders," and provides FAQ's, statistics, a bibliography, and links to related web sites.

Facts About Anorexia Nervosa
http://familydoctor.org/063.xml
Sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians, this site contains general information on anorexia and links to further readings.

MedlinePlus: Eating Disorders
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eatingdisorders.html
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, Medline provides authoritative information on eating disorders as well as issues, clinical trials, and research related eating disorders.

The National Women's Health Information Center: Eating Disorders
http://www.4woman.gov/bodyimage/eatingdisorders/
The federal government source for women's health information, this site provides general information on eating disorders and contains many links to other resources (many from government agencies).

Videos

Dying To Be Thin
College Library Main Collection: RC 552 E18 D94 2004

Killing Us Softly 3: Advertising's Image of Women
College Library Women's Collection: HF 5822 K54 2002

Recovering Bodies: Overcoming Eating Disorders
College Library Main Collection: RC 552 E18 R43 2002

Slim Hopes: Advertising and the Obesession with Thinness
College Library Women's Collection: BF 697.5 B63 S64 2002

Organizations

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
http://www.edap.org/
A non-profit organization that works to prevent eating disorders and provide treatment referrals. The site contains information about eating disorders and NEDA programs.