Scope

Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge eating disorder, are serious, sometimes life-threatening, conditions, that tend to be chronic. This research guide will assist you in finding information about eating disorders. Related College Library Undergraduate Research Guides: Anorexia, Body Image

Overview

Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders
College Library Reference Collection: RC 552 E18 C37 2000

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

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

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

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.

 

 

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:

eating disorders
eating disorder* and depression
binge eating disorder
anorexia nervosa
bulimia nervosa
anorexia and teen*
anorexia and elderly
bulimia and women
appetite disorder
compulsive eating
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 eating disorders can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog.

Sample keyword searches:

"eating disorders" and depression
"anorexia nervosa"
"bulimia nervosa"
"binge eating disorder"
"body Image" and"eating disorder?"
"self concept" and adolescen?

Internet Sites

Anorexia Nervosa
http://familydoctor.org/handouts/063.html
This site is sponsored by AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians).

Anorexia and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED)
http://www.anred.com/toc.html
Information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other less-well-known food and weight disorders. Includes self-help tips and information about recovery and prevention.

Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide
http://www.bulimiaguide.org/
Created by ECRI, an international non-profit health services research agency that collaborates with the World Health Organization, this guide includes material about maximizing health insurance benefits, mental health parity laws, finding a treatment center, and signs of the disorder.

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).

Overeaters Anonymous
http://www.oa.org/index.htm
"Overeaters Anonymous (OA) offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating." The site includes information on meetings and OA resources.

Videos

Dying to Be Thin
College Library Main Collection: RC552 E18 D94 2004
Electronic version available from Nova Online (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/program.html)

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 Obsession with Thinness
College Library Women's Collection: BF 697.5 B63 S64 2002

Thin
College Library Women's Collection:  RC552 A5 G743 2006

Organizations

National Association of Anorexia and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
http://anad.org/
A non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating the problems of eating disorders and promoting healthy lifestyles. ANAD strives to educate the general public and professionals in the health care field to be more aware of the illnesses relating to eating disorders and methods of treatment.

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.