B. Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia

Definitions: (The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy)
Anorexia Nervosa
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section15/chapter196/196a.htm
"A disorder characterized by a disturbed sense of body image, a morbid fear of obesity, a refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight, and, in women, amenorrhea."

Bulimia Nervosa:
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section15/chapter196/196b.htm
"A disorder characterized by recurrent (at least twice a week) episodes of binge eating during which the patient consumes large amounts of food and feels unable to stop eating, followed by inappropriate compensatory efforts to avoid weight gain, s uch as self-induced vomiting, laxative or diuretic abuse, vigorous exercise, or fasting."

 

Books:

Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery
Lindsey Hall and Monika Ostroff
Carlsbad, CA: Gurze Books, 1998. 187 pp.
Summary: Book provides answers to frequently asked questions and provides information about support and therapy for families and those suffering from anorexia.

Articles:

"Anorexia can strike boys,too."
Howard Markel
New York Times, July 25, 2000; F7 (Science Times Pages).

"Beautiful girls, ugly disease."
Cylin Busby
Teen Magazine, May 2001: 98.

"Dying to be thin- after 30."
Leslie Vreeland
Good Housekeeping, March 1998: 137-140.

"Real-life true story: bulimia almost killed me."
Sandy Fertman
Teen Magazine, January 1997: 32-35.

"My boyfriend had bulimia."
Stephanie Booth
Teen Magazine, September 1997: 94-96.