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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.
Updated October 2007
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Anorexia Nervosa
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Links to information about anorexia nervosa.
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Bulimia
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Worried someone has an eating disorder
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Inspire Foundation
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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.
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Feb 2008
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Binge eating disorder
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Inspire Foundation
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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.
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Feb 2008
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Eating disorders
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Jan 2008
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Eating disorders
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| 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.
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Jan 2008
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Eating disorders
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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.
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Sep 2007
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Recovery from an eating disorder
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inspire foundation
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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.
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Sep 2007
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What is an eating disorder?
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
This brochure talks about eating disorders, outlining the main types, possible causes, treatment options and where to go for help.
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May 2007
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Pharmacological treatments for psychosis-related polydipsia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| 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...
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Aug 2006
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Self-help and guided self-help for eating disorders
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| 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...
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May 2006
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Eating disorders
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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| Description: |
Women who have a history of anorexia nervosa or bulimia are at an increased risk of developing osteoporosis.
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Feb 2006
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Eating things that are not food
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Pica may be a sign that the child has a developmental, behavioural, emotional, nutritional or health problem.
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Sep 2005
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Other uses for antidepressants
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Australian Prescriber
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Antidepressants may be used to treat depression. They are also sometimes useful in other illnesses.
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Aug 2005
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Antidepressants: not just for depression
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Australian Prescriber
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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.
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Aug 2005
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Eating disorders
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Mental Health Association NSW
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Factsheet discussing anorexia nervosa, bulimia and compulsive overeating. Discusses signs and symptoms, causes, physical effects, treatment and where to get help.
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Feb 2005
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Megestrol acetate for treatment of anorexia-cachexia syndrome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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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...
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Jan 2005
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Eating disorders
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SANE Australia
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| 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).
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Jan 2005
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Overweight and obesity: growing problems
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Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
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This article will look at how the weight of our population has increased, the contributing factors and what steps are being taken to address the situation.
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Dec 2002
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Interventions for preventing eating disorders in children and adolescents
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Eating disorders represent an extremely difficult, time-consuming and costly condition to treat. Being young, female, and dieting are some of the few identified risk factors that have been reliably linked to the development of eating disorders. Several ...
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Feb 2002
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