Eating Disorders

Eating disorders involve self-critical, negative thoughts and feelings about appearance and food, and eating behavior that harms normal body composition and functioning.

Follow the links below to find information about eating disorders such as binge eating, bulimia and anorexia nervosa.

Reviewed September 2008

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Anorexia Nervosa
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Links to information about anorexia nervosa.
Bulimia
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Links to information about bulimia.

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Title:   Recovery from an eating disorder
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   Recovery from an eating disorder can come with a strong sense of peace and contentment. This factsheet gives you info on how long recovery might take, reasons to choose recovery, dealing with relapse and health issues and what might help you along the way.
Date:   Feb 2009

Title:   Eating disorders
Publisher:   SANE Australia
Description:   An eating disorder is characterised by obsessive thoughts about food and body weight. This includes people who limit the amount of food they eat (Anorexia nervosa), eat lots of food in a very small time and then purge (Bulimia) or overeat often (Compulsive overeating).
Date:   Jan 2009

Title:   Worried someone has an eating disorder
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   If you are worried that someone has an eating disorder, it is imported to be informed about the symptoms and signs of different disorders. This fact sheet contains information about how to help someone you think has an eating disorder.
Date:   Nov 2008

Title:   Binge eating disorder
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Binge eating disorder involves eating excessive amounts of food on a regular basis without purging after eating. This fact sheet contains information on the symptoms, causes, and consequences of binge eating disorder and ways to get help.
Date:   Nov 2008

Title:   Eating things that are not food
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Pica may be a sign that the child has a developmental, behavioural, emotional, nutritional or health problem.
Date:   Nov 2008

Title:   Eating disorders
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   The words 'eating disorder' have been given a lot of attention in recent years, so it is not uncommon for parents to wonder if there is something wrong.
Date:   Nov 2008

Title:   Media release. Assisting people with eating disorders
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Rudd Government will invest $500,000 to help develop a comprehensive, coordinated national approach to eating disorders.
Date:   Oct 2008

Title:   Interpersonal therapy
Publisher:   InfraPsych
Description:   Describes what Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)is, what its goal is, who will find IPT useful, how easy it is to use, and how successful it is.
Date:   Jun 2008

Title:   Appetite problems
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Loss of appetite (anorexia) and weight (cachexia) are significant concerns for many palliative care patients, and independently predict a poorer prognosis. These pages provide information and evidence regarding appetite problems for health professionals.
Date:   May 2008

Title:   Eating disorders
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia nervosa and other binge eating disorders. Eating disorders affect females and males, and can have serious psychological and physical consequences. Family and friends of people with eating disorders may also face enormous stress.
Date:   Jan 2008

Title:   Eating disorders
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Disordered eating is when someone feels so unhappy with the way she looks that her whole life becomes centred on food, exercise and body image.
Date:   Jan 2008

Title:   What is an eating disorder?
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This brochure talks about eating disorders, outlining the main types, possible causes, treatment options and where to go for help.
Date:   May 2007

Title:   Pharmacological treatments for psychosis-related polydipsia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   We systematically searched and evaluated randomised controlled trials investigating the effectiveness of drug treatment for polydipsia. We found two short trials (n=17, duration 3-6 weeks) that were too small and short to be informative. Data reporting...
Date:   Aug 2006

Title:   Self-help and guided self-help for eating disorders
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Self-help and guided self-help can be helpful in the treatment of eating disorders.The eating disorders (anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED) and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS)) are disabling conditio...
Date:   May 2006

Title:   Eating disorders
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Women who have a history of anorexia nervosa or bulimia are at an increased risk of developing osteoporosis.
Date:   Feb 2006

Title:   Other uses for antidepressants
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Antidepressants may be used to treat depression. They are also sometimes useful in other illnesses.
Date:   Aug 2005

Title:   Antidepressants: not just for depression
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Antidepressants can be effective treatment for a range of disorders other than depression. However, there is an important, and sometimes superior, role for psychosocial interventions.
Date:   Aug 2005

Title:   Eating disorders
Publisher:   Mental Health Association NSW
Description:   Factsheet discussing anorexia nervosa, bulimia and compulsive overeating. Discusses signs and symptoms, causes, physical effects, treatment and where to get help.
Date:   Feb 2005

Title:   Megestrol acetate for treatment of anorexia-cachexia syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Megestrol acetate's mechanism of action is unknown. There are concerns regarding the possible recommendations for this drug; particularly in the improvement of quality of life in health care and in cancer patients. Quality of life is the cornerstone for...
Date:   Jan 2005

Title:   Body image - women's health information package
Publisher:   Women's Health Victoria (WHV)
Description:   Annotated bibliography of selected quality resources about body image and eating disorders for women
Date:   Feb 2004
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