This guide suggests resources and strategies for research about Eating Disorders, including but not limited to, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Compulsive Eating, and Compulsive Exercising.
 

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Use these sources for a general overview of eating disorders, clinical definitions and treatment options.  They are in the Reference collection on the third floor.

Eating Disorders Sourcebook	R 616.8526 Ea8258
Handbook for Treatment of Eating Disorders	R 616.852606 H191
CQ Researcher: Eating Disorders (Feb. 10 2006)	R 300.8 C8391
DSM-IV-TR. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.	R 616.89075 D541
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture	R 394.1203 En195
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition	R 612.303 En195
Encyclopedia of Psychology	R 150.3 En191
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender	R 305.403 En198
Girlhood in America: an Encyclopedia	R 305.230973 G4436
Psychiatric and Mental Health Care	R 610.7368 C79p2
Modern Nutrition in Health & Science. "Behavioral Disorders Affecting Food Intake: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Psychiatric Conditions."	R 613.2 M72

Historical Articles -  use the following print indexes to find articles:

Title	Years	Location
Abstracts for Social Workers	1965 -1976	Indexes/Abstracts Area Main Floor
CINAHL	1956 -1984
Social Sciences & Humanities	1964 -1974
Humanities Index	1974 -1986
Social Science Index	1974 -1985
Social Work Research & Abstracts	1977 -Present
Physical Education Index	1978 - 2003

Recent Articles  - use the following online databases  to find recent articles:

General

Academic Search Premiere

Proquest Research Library

Wilson Web Omni File

 

 

 

Medical, Psychological, or Sport Databases
Basic Biosis	Life Sciences
CINAHL	Nursing & Allied Health
Health Source Plus - Consumer Edition	Pamphlets and References
Health Source Plus - Nursing Edition	Nursing & Health
MEDLINE	Medicine
PsycINFO _1887	Psychology
SPORTS Discus	Sports

Use the Kent Library Catalog  to find books, videos, government documents and other materials.

Keyword searches allow you to use your own words as search terms.

Bulimia and Treatment         Anorexia and Nutrition

Subject Heading searches use Library of Congress subject headings. Printed volumes of these headings are located near the Reference Desk on the main floor. Below are sample subject headings.

Anorexia Nervosa	Eating Disorders
Appetite Disorders	Eating Disorders in Children
Body Image	Eating Disorders in Literature
Bulimia	Exercise Addiction
Bulimia Treatment	Food Habits
Compulsive Eating	Nutrition
Diet

PAGE	URL	Description
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED)	www.anred.com	Simple Descriptions of many types of eating disorders. Includes statistics.
Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide	www.bulimiaguide.org/	Many treatment references.
Dying to be Thin	www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/	Companion site to 2000 broadcast on PBS.  Video of show available free online.
Food and Nutrition Information Center	www.nal.usda.gov/fnic	Food and Dietary Guidelines. Includes a directory of websites for Eating Disorders.
Eating Disorders Fact Sheet Index	http://ohioline.osu.edu/ed-fact/index.html	PDF fact sheets on common eating disorders.

For a list of Web searching tools, see the Find: web resources page