Eating Disorders and Their Treatment

General Info

Anorexia

BED

Bulimia

By Population

Adolescents

Men & Eating Dis

Pregnant Women

Specific Issues

Anorexia and Osteoporosis

Healthy Eating

Statistics

Treatment

Residential Treatment

Bulimia Treatment

Resources for/about Children and Adolescents

F. Information for/about Children and Adolescents

Books:

Afraid to Eat : Children and Teens in Weight Crisis
Frances M. Berg
Hettinger, ND: Healthy Weight Journal, c1997. 310 pp.
Summary: Book deals with dysfunctional eating, eating disorders, self-esteem issues and weight control. The author also looks at developing healthy eating habits, preventing eating disorders at home and at school and obesity prevention programs.

Am I Fat? : Helping Young Children Accept Differences in Body Size : Suggestions for Teachers, Parents, and Other Care Providers of Children to Age 10
Joanne Ikeda, Priscilla Naworski.
Santa Cruz, Calif. : ETR Associates, 1992. 117 pp.
Summary: Excellent book about self-esteem and body size in children

Food Fight: a Guide to Eating Disorders for Preteens and Their Parents.
Janet Bode.
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1997. 154 pp.
Summary: None available

Helping Athletes with Eating Disorders – Chapters 4-7
Ron A. Thompson and Roberta Trattner Sherman
Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1993. p. 67-172.
Summary: Book chapters cover athletes with eating disorders, managing those athletes (including sports issues) and education/prevention. The book also discusses the incidences and types of eating disorders found in males.

Preventing Childhood Eating Problems: A Practical, Positive Approach to Raising Children Free of Food and Weight Conflicts
Jane R. Hirschmann and Lela Zaphiropoulos.
Carlsbad, CA: Gurze Books, c1993. 160 pp.
Summary: Book focus is on demand based feeding for children of all ages, and explores families, food choices, and self image. It is divided into three sections that deal with demand feeding, food issues at various ages, and special problems with eating – including eating disorders.

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
Chaper 9: "Worshiping the gods of thinness."
Mary Pipher
New York, NY: Ballentine Books, 1994.
Summary: None available

Articles:

"Are you raising a child with an eating disorder?"
Janet Carlson Freed
Redbook, August 1999: 146.

"Dying to be thin (little girls trying to lose weight)."
Patricia Hittner
Better Homes and Gardens, August 1997: 84-87.

"Everyday I would eat less and less (teenage boys and eating disorders)."
Laura Pappano
Good Housekeeping, August 2000: 116.

"Little girls who won’t eat: the alarming new epidemic of eating disorders."
Judith Newman
Redbook, October 1997: 120-127.

"When weight loss goes awry: as more kids feel the pressure to be thin, dangerous eating disorders now are being diagnosed in children as young as 7."
Claudia Kalb
Newsweek, 3 July 2000: 46.

Audiovisual Materials:

Body Talk: Teens Talk About Their Bodies
Gary Felder, Connie Sobczak
Berkeley, CA: Body Positive, c1999.
Videocassette (28 min.) (VHS)
Summary: Video shows teens (male and female) from diverse ethnic, body size and socio-economic backgrounds discussing the messages they receive form the media, family, and friends about their bodies and eating patterns. Focuses on their resulting struggles, how they resist change and how they heal.

Dying to be Thin
NOVA/ Public Broadcasting System
Boston, MA: Science Unit at WGBH Boston, 2000.
VHS videocassette (1 hour)
Summary: Dying To Be Thin introduces you to students, ballet dancers, fashion models and leading eating disorder specialists in a dramatic, eye-opening look at two devastating diseases: anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
Watch program online http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/program.html
Text version: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/textindex.html

Eating Disorders
InVision Communications, Inc.; Jonathan Cohill and Arden Kass.
Bala Cynwyd, PA: Schlessinger Video Productions : LibraryVideo Company [distributor], c1994.
VHS videocassette (30 min.) + 1 teacher's guide
Summary: None provided.
Note: Program should be previewed prior to student/young adult viewing, and supervised by adult/educator during student viewing/young adult viewing.

G. Booklets/Pamphlets

Binge Eating Disorders
Publication No. 99-3589
Updated: February 2001
Web version: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/binge.htm
Bodywise Packet 2000
Web version: http://www.4woman.gov/BodyImage/bodywise/bodywise.htm Includes fact sheets and resource lists to educate health care providers, school personnel and consumers about how to detect eating disorders among adolescents. It provides suggestions for promoting positive body image and healthy eating behaviors. The p acket also contains information about eating disorders and their impact on various ethnic and cultural groups. Of special interest:

Parents and Other Caregivers Eating Disorders Information Sheet.

Web version: http://www.4woman.gov/BodyImage/bodywise/uf/parents2.pdf

Boys and Eating Disorders- Eating Disorders Information Sheet.

Web version: http://www.4woman.gov/BodyImage/bodywise/bp/boys.pdf

Web Version: http://www.4woman.gov/search/contact.cfm

Eating Disorders: Facts About Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions
Publication No: 01-4901. 2001
Web version: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/eatingdisorder.cfm

National Institute of Mental Health
NIMH Public Inquiries
6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663 U.S.A.
Voice (301) 443-4513; Fax (301) 443-4279

Fact Sheets from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)

1. Anorexia Nervosa Helpline Fact Sheet.
Web version: http://www.nami.org/helpline/anorexia.htm

Bulimia Nervosa Helpline Fact Sheet
Web version: http://www.nami.org/helpline/bulimia.html

Publication # 2352. 1999.
Web version: http://www.psych.org/public_info/eatingdisorders52201.cfm