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Do ADHD Teenage Girls Have Problems with Bulimia Nervosa?

Mental health professional have long wondered about the possible link between ADHD in adolescent girls and eating disorders. An article published in Medical News Today, March 17, 2009, examines this issue. The article reports on a study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. The researchers studied "..and ethnically diverse sample of 228 girls in the San Francisco Bay area; 140 who had been diagnosed with ADHD and 88 matched comparison girls without ADHD. They were first assessed between the ages of 6 and 12 and again five years later." The results were surprising and disturbing. "Girls with the "combined type" of ADHD (those with both inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity) were most likely to have adolescent bulimia nervosa symptoms, relative to girls with the "inattentive type" of ADHD (those with inattention only) and girls without ADHD. Girls with both types of ADHD were more likely to be overweight, to have experienced harsh/critical parenting in childhood, and to have been peer-rejected than girls without ADHD....[which] could contribute to the bulimia nervosa symptoms." The implications of this study are significant. First, the results of the study reinforce the idea and ADHD and eating disorders in children continue to be a major public health challenge. The researches not that "...ADHD is a disorder that affects about 5 percent of school-age children, and three times more boys than girls. Symptoms include a short attention span, poor organization, excessive talking, disruptive and aggressive behavior, restlessness and irritability. Many children with ADHD suffer through a range of problems, from poor grades to poor relations with parents and teachers, and more than half have serious problems making friends...[and] eating disorders occur 10 times more often in girls than boys." Second, mental health professionals who treat ADHD adolescent girls should screen all these patient for the presence of an eating disorders. And, third, parents of ADHD adolescent girls should watch for an emerging signs or symptoms of an eating disorder in their ADHD child.

The Bottom Line: The results of this study strongly suggest that ADHD adolescent girls are are significant risk of developing an eating disorder.

Resources:

How to Understand Eating Disorder. Watch this top rated video from Youtube:

Four Great Books on Eating Disorders:

1. Overcoming Eating Disorder (ED): A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder Client Workbook (Treatments That Work) by W. Stewart Agras and Robin F. Apple (Paperback - Nov 18, 2004)
2. Overcoming Your Eating Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder, Guided Self Help Workbook (Treatments That Work) by W. Stuart Agras and Robin Apple (Paperback - Sep 17, 2007)
3. Overcoming Eating Disorders: Recovery from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Compulsive Overeating by Kathleen Zraly and David Swift (Paperback - Oct 1992)
4. My Thin Excuse: Understanding, Recognizing, And Overcoming Eating Disorders by Lisa Messinger and Merle Cantor Goldberg (Paperback - Sep 30, 2006)

Resource and Support Groups for Eating Disorders:

1. Anorexics Anonymous
2. Eating Disorder Recovery
3. Something Fishy
4. Be Totally Free 
5. Caringonline 
6. Center for Emotional Wellbeing
7. EDreferral.com
8. National Eating Disorders Association
9. About.com: Eating Disorders  
10. ANAD  
11. The Anorexia Online Support Group
12. Eating Disorders Resources

Resources:

Great Informational Websites Created by Dr. Speller and Dr. Korkosz:

• Stress and the Human Brain
• Early Life Stress and the Immune System

Additional Resources:

• For related articles on  eating disorders on the Web, click on: “Sphere: Related Content” located  at the bottom of this blog post.
• For related books or blog  posts with related content in Dr. Jeff’s and Dr. Tanya’s Blog, go to  “Psychiatric Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia” or type in the keyword “eating disorders” into “Google Search” located in the sidebar.
• For related articles from  Psychology Today, click on the “Psychology Today” banner in the side bar and type in the keyword, “eating disorders” into the Psychology Today “Search”.
• For more books with related content, click any hyperlinked keyword in the blog or type in the keyword, “eating disorders” into “Amazon Search” on the Amazon banner located in the side bar.

Sources: Original Article, National Institute of Mental Health, See blogposts in: Psychiatric Disorders: Anorexia and Bulima, and Youtube

Dr. Jeffrey Speller

Dr. Tanya Korkosz

Psychopharmacology Associates of New England

www.psychopharmassociates.com

How to Understand Eating Disorders: View A Top Rated Video from Youtube

Four Great Books on Eating Disorders:

1. Overcoming Eating Disorder (ED): A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder Client Workbook (Treatments That Work) by W. Stewart Agras and Robin F. Apple (Paperback - Nov 18, 2004)
2. Overcoming Your Eating Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder, Guided Self Help Workbook (Treatments That Work) by W. Stuart Agras and Robin Apple (Paperback - Sep 17, 2007)
3. Overcoming Eating Disorders: Recovery from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Compulsive Overeating by Kathleen Zraly and David Swift (Paperback - Oct 1992)
4. My Thin Excuse: Understanding, Recognizing, And Overcoming Eating Disorders by Lisa Messinger and Merle Cantor Goldberg (Paperback - Sep 30, 2006)

Resource and Support Groups for Eating Disorders:

1. Anorexics Anonymous
2. Eating Disorder Recovery
3. Something Fishy
4. Be Totally Free 
5. Caringonline 
6. Center for Emotional Wellbeing
7. EDreferral.com
8. National Eating Disorders Association
9. About.com: Eating Disorders  
10. ANAD  
11. The Anorexia Online Support Group
12. Eating Disorders Resources

Additional Resources:

• For related articles on  eating disorders on the Web, click on: “Sphere: Related Content” located  at the bottom of this blog post.
• For related books or blog  posts with related content in Dr. Jeff’s and Dr. Tanya’s Blog, go to  “Psychiatric Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia” or type in the keyword “eating disorders” into “Google Search” located in the sidebar.
• For related articles from  Psychology Today, click on the “Psychology Today” banner in the side bar and type in the keyword, “eating disorders” into the Psychology Today “Search”.
• For more books with related content, click any hyperlinked keyword in the blog or type in the keyword, “eating disorders” into “Amazon Search” on the Amazon banner located in the side bar.

Sources: National Institute of Mental Health, See blogposts in: Psychiatric Disorders: Anorexia and Bulima, Youtube

Dr. Jeffrey Speller

Dr. Tanya Korkosz

Psychopharmacology Associates of New England

www.psychopharmassociates.com

Does Impaired Brain Activity Underlie Impulsive Behaviors in Women with Bulimia?

Women with bulimia nervosa (BN), when compared with healthy women, showed different patterns of brain activity while doing a task that required self-regulation. This abnormality may underlie binge eating and other impulsive behaviors that occur with the eating disorder, according to an article published in the January 2009 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Background

In the first study of its kind, Rachel Marsh, Ph.D., Columbia University, and colleagues assessed self-regulatory brain processes in women with BN without using disorder-specific cues, such as pictures of food.

In this study, 20 women with BN and 20 healthy controls viewed a series of arrows presented on a computer screen. Their task was to identify the direction in which the arrows were pointing while the researchers observed their brain activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

People generally complete such tasks easily when the direction of the arrow matches the side of the screen it is on—an arrow on the left side pointing to the left—but respond more slowly and with more errors when the two do not match. In such cases, healthy adults activate self-regulatory processes in the brain to prevent automatic responses and to focus greater attention on resolving the conflicting information.

Results of the Study

Women with BN tended to be more impulsive during the task, responding faster and making more mistakes when presented with conflicting information, compared with healthy controls.

Patterns in brain activity also differed between the two groups. Even when they answered correctly to conflicting information, women with BN generally did not show as much activity in brain areas involved in self-regulation as healthy controls did. Women with the most severe cases of the disorder showed the least amount of self-regulatory brain activity and made the most errors on the task.

Significance

Altered patterns of brain activity may underlie impaired self-regulation and impulse control problems in women with BN. These findings increase the understanding of causes of binge eating and other impulsive behaviors associated with BN and may help researchers to develop better targeted treatments.

Four Great Books on Eating Disorders:

1. Overcoming Eating Disorder (ED): A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder Client Workbook (Treatments That Work) by W. Stewart Agras and Robin F. Apple (Paperback - Nov 18, 2004)
2. Overcoming Your Eating Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder, Guided Self Help Workbook (Treatments That Work) by W. Stuart Agras and Robin Apple (Paperback - Sep 17, 2007)
3. Overcoming Eating Disorders: Recovery from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Compulsive Overeating by Kathleen Zraly and David Swift (Paperback - Oct 1992)
4. My Thin Excuse: Understanding, Recognizing, And Overcoming Eating Disorders by Lisa Messinger and Merle Cantor Goldberg (Paperback - Sep 30, 2006)

Resource and Support Groups for Eating Disorders:

1. Anorexics Anonymous
2. Eating Disorder Recovery
3. Something Fishy
4. Be Totally Free 
5. Caringonline 
6. Center for Emotional Wellbeing
7. EDreferral.com
8. National Eating Disorders Association
9. About.com: Eating Disorders  
10. ANAD  
11. The Anorexia Online Support Group
12. Eating Disorders Resources

Additional Resources:

• For related articles on  eating disorders on the Web, click on: “Sphere: Related Content” located  at the bottom of this blog post.
• For related books or blog  posts with related content in Dr. Jeff’s and Dr. Tanya’s Blog, go to  “Psychiatric Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia” or type in the keyword “eating disorders” into “Google Search” located in the sidebar.
• For related articles from  Psychology Today, click on the “Psychology Today” banner in the side bar and type in the keyword, “eating disorders” into the Psychology Today “Search”.
• For more books with related content, click any hyperlinked keyword in the blog or type in the keyword, “eating disorders” into “Amazon Search” on the Amazon banner located in the side bar.

Sources: National Institute of Mental Health, See blogposts in: Psychiatric Disorders: Anorexia and Bulima

Dr. Jeffrey Speller

Dr. Tanya Korkosz

Psychopharmacology Associates of New England

www.psychopharmassociates.com

More Great Patient Resources on Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are serious behavior problems. They include

• Anorexia nervosa, in which you become too thin, but you don't eat enough because you think you are fat
• Bulimia nervosa, involving periods of overeating followed by purging, sometimes through self-induced vomiting or using laxatives
• Binge-eating, which is out-of-control eating

Women are more likely than men to have eating disorders. They usually start in the teenage years and often occur along with depression, anxiety disorders and substance abuse.

Eating disorders can cause heart and kidney problems and even death. Getting help early is important. Treatment involves monitoring, mental health therapy, nutritional counseling and sometimes medicines.

National Institute of Mental Health

Start Here

• Eating Disorders(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/ken98-0047/default.asp
• Eating Disorders(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders/complete-publication.shtml

Overviews

• Eating Disorders(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/bodyimage/eatingdisorders/
• Eating Disorders(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/eating-disorders/DS00294/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print

Latest News

• Eating Disorders May Be Rising Among Male Athletes(01/08/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73590.html
• Brain Circuit Disturbances May Underlie Bulimia(01/05/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73449.html
• Binges Take About One Third of Food Budgets(12/31/2008, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73333.html
• More News on Eating Disorders http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_e.html#eatingdisorders

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Causes of Eating Disorders(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41144
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/nedaDir/files/documents/handouts/SPWhCaus.pdf
• What's Going On With Me?: Evaluating Eating and Exercise Habits(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41155
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=457&Profile_ID=69479

Treatment

• Seeking Treatment(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=295

Prevention/Screening

• Eating Disorders Can Be Prevented!(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41169
• Ten Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Eating Disorders(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41171
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=457&Profile_ID=69481

Coping

• Sharing with EEEase(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41156
• What Should I Say? Tips for Talking with a Friend Who May Be Struggling with an Eating Disorder(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41174

Specific Conditions

• Anorexia Nervosa(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/mentalhealth/eating/063.printerview.html
  Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/common/mentalhealth/eating/063.printerview.html
• Anorexia Nervosa(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/anorexia-nervosa.cfm
• Binge Eating Disorders(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/binge.htm
• Bulimia Nervosa(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/bulimia-nervosa.cfm
• Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide for Family and Friends(ECRI Institute) - http://www.bulimiaguide.org/index/category.aspx?lid=465
• Diabulimia: How Are Diabetes and Eating Disorders Related?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/diabulimia/AN01737/METHOD=print

Related Issues

• At Risk: All Ethnic and Cultural Groups(National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF - http://womenshealth.gov/bodyimage/kids/bodywise/bp/AtRisk.pdf
• Body Image(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41157
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=457&Profile_ID=69483
• Bulimia Nervosa: Checklists and Tip Charts(ECRI Institute) - http://www.bulimiaguide.org/index/category.aspx?lid=464
• Compulsive Exercise(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/compulsive_exercise.html
• Eating Concerns and Oral Health(National Eating Disorders Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/nedaDir/files/documents/handouts/OralHlth.pdf
• Eating Disorders: Questions to Ask(American Psychiatric Association) - http://healthyminds.org/eatingdisorderquestions.cfm
• NATA Publishes Position Statement on Disordered Eating among Athletes(National Athletic Trainers' Association) - http://www.nata.org/newsrelease/archives/000613.htm
• What People with Anorexia Nervosa Need to Know about Osteoporosis(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/Conditions_Behaviors/anorexia_nervosa.asp

Financial Issues

• Bulimia Nervosa: Understanding Health Insurance Issues and Their Effect on Benefits(ECRI Institute) - http://www.bulimiaguide.org/summary/detail.aspx?doc_id=9233
• How to Afford Appropriate Treatment for an Eating Disorder(National Eating Disorders Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/nedaDir/files/documents/handouts/EdSurGde.pdf

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Anorexia(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Anorexia%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Anorexia Nervosa(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Anorexia+Nervosa%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Bulimia(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Bulimia%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Eating Disorders(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Eating+Disorders%22

Research

• Pro-Eating Disorder Websites Send Dangerous Messages(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/research/ed_sites.html
• Study Tracks Prevalence of Eating Disorders(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2007/study-tracks-prevalence-of-eating-disorders.shtml

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Determinants of eating disorders symptomatology in Portuguese adolescents. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19047539&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Binge eating and weight loss outcomes in overweight and obese... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19047532&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Distal radius in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa: trabecular structure... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19011190&tool=MedlinePlus
• Eating Disorders -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=eating+disorders[majr]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+systematic[sb]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text])+NOT+(letter[pt+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Bulimia Nervosa: Glossary(ECRI Institute) - http://www.bulimiaguide.org/index/category.aspx?lid=463

Directories

• Bulimia Nervosa: Find a Treatment Center(ECRI Institute) - http://www.bulimiaguide.org/index/sindex.aspx?lid=461
• Find a Nutrition Professional(American Dietetic Association) - http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_4874_ENU_HTML.htm

Organizations

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - http://www.aacap.org/
• National Eating Disorders Association - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
• National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Children

• Kids and Eating Disorders(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/eatdisorder.html
• Pica(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/pica.html

Teenagers

• Binge Eating Disorder(Nemours Foundation) - For Parents - http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/feeding/binge_eating.html
• Binge Eating Disorder(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/binge_eating.html
• Boys and Eating Disorders(National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF - http://www.womenshealth.gov/bodyimage/kids/bodywise/bp/boys.pdf
• Eating Disorders(Nemours Foundation) - For Parents - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/eating_disorders.html
• Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/eat_disorder.html
  Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/enfermedades/eat_disorder_esp.html
• Eating Disorders: Facts for Teens(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/teens/eating/277.printerview.html
  Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/children/teens/eating/277.printerview.html
• I Think My Friend May Have an Eating Disorder. What Should I Do?(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/friend_eating_disorder.html

Men

• Anorexia Nervosa in Males(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41146
• Binge Eating Disorder in Males(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=316&Profile_ID=41182
• Bulimia Nervosa in Males(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41147
• Enhancing Male Body Image(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41161
• Strategies for Prevention and Early Intervention of Male Eating Disorders(National Eating Disorders Association) - http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41172

Women

• Eating Disorders: FAQ on Eating Disorders in Adults(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/eating-disorders/HQ00596/METHOD=print

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Weight Control - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightcontrol.html
• Food and Nutrition - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodandnutrition.html
• Mental Health and Behavior - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html

Sources: National Insittute of Mental Health, See also blogposts in: Psychiatric Disorders: Anorexia and Bulima

Dr. Jeffrey Speller

Dr. Tanya Korkosz

Psychopharmacology Associates of New England

www.psychopharmassociates.com

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The best patient guide to the thirty-two common signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa

1. emaciation
2. a relentless pursuit of thinness
3. unwillingness to maintain a normal or healthy weight
4. a distortion of body image
5. intense fear of gaining weight
6. a lack of menstruation among girls and women
7. extremely disturbed eating behavior
8. dieting and exercising excessively
9. others lose weight by self-induced vomiting
10. misusing laxatives, diuretics or enemas.
11. see oneself overweight, even when starved or clearly malnourished
12. eating, food and weight control become obsessions
13. weighs herself or himself repeatedly
14. portions food carefully
15. eats only very small quantities of only certain foods.
16. electrolyte and fluid imbalances
17. suicide attempts
18. depression
19. anxiety
20. obsessive behavior
21. substance abuse
22. cardiovascular and neurological complications
23. impaired physical development.
24. thinning of the bones (osteopenia or osteoporosis)
25. brittle hair and nails
26. dry and yellowish skin
27. growth of fine hair over body (e.g., lanugo)
28. mild anemia, and muscle weakness and loss
29. severe constipation
30. low blood pressure, slowed breathing and pulse
31. drop in internal body temperature, causing a person to feel cold all the time
32. lethargy

Four Great Books on Eating Disorders:

1. Overcoming Eating Disorder (ED): A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder Client Workbook (Treatments That Work) by W. Stewart Agras and Robin F. Apple (Paperback - Nov 18, 2004)
2. Overcoming Your Eating Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder, Guided Self Help Workbook (Treatments That Work) by W. Stuart Agras and Robin Apple (Paperback - Sep 17, 2007)
3. Overcoming Eating Disorders: Recovery from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Compulsive Overeating by Kathleen Zraly and David Swift (Paperback - Oct 1992)
4. My Thin Excuse: Understanding, Recognizing, And Overcoming Eating Disorders by Lisa Messinger and Merle Cantor Goldberg (Paperback - Sep 30, 2006)

Resource and Support Groups for Eating Disorders:

1. Anorexics Anonymous
2. Eating Disorder Recovery
3. Something Fishy
4. Be Totally Free 
5. Caringonline 
6. Center for Emotional Wellbeing
7. EDreferral.com
8. National Eating Disorders Association
9. About.com: Eating Disorders  
10. ANAD  
11. The Anorexia Online Support Group
12. Eating Disorders Resources

Additional Resources:

• For related articles on  eating disorders on the Web, click on: “Sphere: Related Content” located  at the bottom of this blog post.
• For related books or blog  posts with related content in Dr. Jeff’s and Dr. Tanya’s Blog, go to  “Psychiatric Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia” or type in the keyword “eating disorders” into “Google Search” located in the sidebar.
• For related articles from  Psychology Today, click on the “Psychology Today” banner in the side bar and type in the keyword, “eating disorders” into the Psychology Today “Search”.
• For more books with related content, click any hyperlinked keyword in the blog or type in the keyword, “eating disorders” into “Amazon Search” on the Amazon banner located in the side bar.

Sources: National Institute of Mental Health, See blogposts in: Psychiatric Disorders: Anorexia and Bulima

Dr. Jeffrey Speller

Dr. Tanya Korkosz

Psychopharmacology Associates of New England

www.psychopharmassociates.com

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