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

Eating Disorders Resources on the World Wide Web

H. World Wide Web Resources

DrugFreeOptions.com
Drug Rehab Centers: Addiction Treatment Programs
Description: For easy to find drug rehab and addiction treatment information.

American Anorexia Bulimia Association, Inc. (AABA)
165 West 46th Street, Suite 1108
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 575 – 6200
Web Site: http://www.aabainc.org/home.html
Summary: "The American Anorexia Bulimia Association is a national, non-profit organization of concerned members of the public and healthcare industry dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders."

Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc. (EDAP)
603 Stewart Street, Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 382-3587 or (800) 931-2237 toll-free information and referral hotline
Fax: (206) 829-8501
Web Site: http://www.edap.org/
Summary: "EDAP is the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted to the awareness and prevention of eating disorders."

Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
International Eating Disorder Referral Organization
2923 Sandy Pointe, Suite 6,
Del Mar, CA 92014-2052
Phone: 858-792-7463
Web Site: http://www.edreferral.com
Summary: "Edreferral.com provides information and treatment resources for all forms of eating disorders."

Food and Nutrition Information Center
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Eating Disorders Web Site Topic Page: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000017

Girl Power! Facts about Eating Disorders
Web Page: http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/bodywise/eatingdisorders/index.htm
Summary: "Girl Power!, the national public education campaign sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9- to 14- year-old girls to make the most of their lives."

Gurze Books
PO Box 2238
Carlsbad, CA 92018
Phone: (800) 756-7533
Fax: (760) 434-5476
Web Site: http://www.gurze.com/index.htm
Summary: "Specializing in eating disorders publications and education since 1980."

Harvard Eating Disorders Center
356 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 236-7766
Email: info@hedc.org
Web Site: http://www.hedc.org/
Summary: "Dedicated to expanding knowledge about eating disorders, their detection, treatment, and prevention - and promoting the healthy development of children, women, and all at risk."

Healthtouch Online
Web Site for Eating Disorder Information: http://www.healthtouch.com/bin/EContent_HT/SUB_HD.asp?goto_type=1x5-Grid&index=114136&t itle=Eating+Disorders&cid=HT

Kids’ Health
Nemours Foundation Center for Children's Health
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington , DE 19803
Phone: 302.651.4046
Fax: 302.651.4077
Email: info@KidsHealth.org
Web Site: http://kidshealth.org
Search Engine: http://kidshealth.org/Search01.jsp (enter Eating Disorders to retrieve articles).
Summary: "Employing approximately 350 pediatric subspecialty physicians at sites in Delaware and Florida, Nemours is dedicated to providing treatment and curative services to acutely and chronically ill children."

MEDLINEplus: Eating Disorders
National Institutes of Health / U.S. National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Web Site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eatingdisorders.html
Summary: "MEDLINEplus is a gold mine of up-to-date, quality health care information from the world’s largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health."

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
PO Box 7
Highland Park IL 60035
Phone: 847-831-3438
Hotline: 847-831-3438
Fax: 847-433-4632
E-mail: info@anad.org
Web Site: http://www.anad.org/information.htm
Summary: "Founded in 1976, ANAD is the oldest national non-profit organization helping eating disorder victims and their families."

The National Eating Disorder Information Centre
CW 1-211, 200 Elizabeth Street, M5G 2C4
Phone (416) 340-4156
Fax (416) 340-4736
Email: nedic@uhn.on.ca
Web Site: http://www.nedic.on.ca/default.html
Summary: "The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) is a Toronto-based, non-profit organization, established in 1985 to provide information and resources on eating disorders and weight preoccupation."

Something Fishy
Web Site: http://www.something-fishy.org/sfwed/whoweare.php
Summary: The site includes information, chat venues, a bulletin board, and a treatment finder. The site has also been translated into French and Spanish.

Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN)
PO Box 4995
Buena Vista, CO 81211
Phone: (719) 395-9271
Fax: (719) 395-5615
Email: scan@nutrifit.org
Web Page on Eating Disorders: http://www.nutrifit.org/nuted.html
Summary: A practice group of the American Dietetic Association.

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