LibGuides: Psychology: Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

An eating disorder is a kind of mental illness which distorts a person's healthy relationship with food and body image. They are not 'lifestyle choices', but serious and sometimes fatal illnesses associated with disturbances in eating behaviors and thoughts. The most common eating disorders in the United States are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and compulsive eating disorder.

The resources on the right are arranged by type: eBooks, journal articles, videos, and websites. They all relate to eating disorders in some way, though individual resources may cover more focused specializations.

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Eating Disorders

Biochemistry in nutrition by Pandey, P. and Sanjeevi, S.
Publication Date: 2019
Ebooks in EBSCOhost
The encyclopedia of obesity and eating disorders by Cassell, D. K. and Gleaves, D. H.
Publication Date: 2018
Credo Reference
Pocket guide for the assessment and treatment of eating disorders by Editor: Lock, J.
Publication Date: 2018
E-Books in EBSCOhost
The psychology of eating disorders by Selby, Christine L. B.
Publication Date: 2018
ProQuest Ebook Central
The skills training manual for radically open dialectical behavior therapy: A clinician's guide for treating disorders of overcontrol by Lynch, T. R.
Publication Date: 2018
Ebooks in EBSCOhost
Tipping the scales: Ethical and legal dilemmas in managing severe eating disorders by Westmoreland, P.
Publication Date: 2020
Ebooks in EBSCOhost
You have the right to remain fat by Tovar, V.
Publication Date: 2018
Ebooks in EBSCOhost

Care of the hospitalized patient with severe anorexia nervosa or avoidant restrictive food intake disorder by Hovde, K. et al
MEDSURG Nursing (MEDSURG NURS), May/Jun2021; 30(3): 197-211. (5p)
Characterizing impulsivity and resting-state functional connectivity in normal-weight binge eaters by Oliva, R. et al
The International journal of eating disorders [Int J Eat Disord] 2020 Mar; Vol. 53 (3), pp. 478-488. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 23.
How should compassion be expressed as a primary clinical and ethical value in anorexia nervosa intervention? by Lavoie, M. and Guarda, A.S.
AMA journal of ethics [AMA J Ethics] 2021 Apr 01; Vol. 23 (4), pp. E298-304. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 01.
Psychological impact of pro-anorexia and pro-eating disorder websites on adolescent females: A systematic review by Mento, C. et al
International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2021 Feb 23; Vol. 18 (4). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 23.
Risk factors for eating disorders: an umbrella review of published meta-analyses by Solmi, M. et al
Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria. May/Jun2021, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p314-323. 10p.
Sequencing of symptom emergence in anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and purging disorder and relations of prodromal symptoms to future onset of these disorders by Stice, E. et al
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Vol 130(4), May, 2021. pp. 377-387.
Uncontrolled eating: a unifying heritable trait linked with obesity, overeating, personality and the brain by Vainik, U.; García‐García, I.; and Dagher, A.
European Journal of Neuroscience. Aug2019, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p2430-2445. 16p. 4 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.

Anorexia
Films on Demand - 1:36
Anorexia is an eating disorder that can ruin lives, and even kill. Usually it affects women, but cases of men with anorexia are more prevalent than some may think.
CBT for perfectionism with professor Dryden
Kanopy - 1:12:00
Perfectionism is a fast-track route to unhappiness and has been strongly associated with depression and eating disorders amongst other mental health problems. Rigid standards that are impossible to meet and a strongly negative internal critic creates a toxic mix that can have a chronic pathological effect.
Dieting and eating disorders
Films on Demand - 6:36
Weight and fitness are concerns for many people. About 45 million Americans go on a diet ever year, and the number of obese people is rising around the world. At the same time, some people suffer from eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
Eating disorders—Second opinion
Films on Demand - 26:46
Jennifer Slack bravely shares the details of her life—how she recognized her condition, and how she continuously works to battle her disease. Experts discuss new treatments for eating disorders, reflecting on how the management of eating disorders has changed since Jennifer was diagnosed 30 years ago.
Food, nutrition and good health
Alexander Street - 27:10
Food, Nutrition and Good Health traces the dramatic shift in people's relationship to food and good health
Food groups and nutrition
Films on Demand - 5:06
This fun animated Miniclip delves into the world of nutrients and how they help keep us healthy and energized!
Rethinking obesity: Nature vs. nurture?
Films on Demand - 15:59
As a species we’ve been getting larger over the past 50 years and obesity is at epidemic proportions in some Western societies. So why are we doing so much damage to ourselves, our health services and our planet? Is it mainly due to nurture, the environment? Or is it more to do with nature, our biology?

The academy for eating disorders
(AED) AED is a global professional association committed to leadership in eating disorders research, education, treatment, and prevention.
National eating disorders association
(NEDA) The National Eating Disorders Association is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. NEDA supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care.
Eating disorders
(National Institute of Mental Health) There is a commonly held misconception that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice. Eating disorders are actually serious and often fatal illnesses that are associated with severe disturbances in people’s eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions.
Eating disorders - Office on women's heatlh
(WomensHealth.gov) Eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, are serious mental health conditions that can happen to anyone but are much more common in women.
Introduction to eating disorders
(MERCK Manual) Eating disorders involve a persistent disturbance of eating or of behavior related to eating that alters consumption or absorption of food and significantly impairs physical health and/or psychosocial functioning.
National association of anorexia nervosa and associated disorders
(ANAD) We are the leading nonprofit in the U.S. providing free, peer support services to anyone struggling with an eating disorder.
Bulimia nervosa resource guide
(Bulimia Guide) – The site serves as a resource for friends and family members of people affected by bulimia nervosa. The content presented here on bulimia nervosa was researched and developed by ECRI (www.ecri.org) an international independent nonprofit agency, under a grant from a private foundation, The Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation.