Eating disorders web sites
Please note that the Institute of Psychiatry is not responsible for the contents
of these web sites.
Anorexia
Anorexia Bulimia Care
BBC Website:
Your Mental Health - Eating Disorders
The Eating Disorders Association
Anorexia and Related Eating Disorders
This site provides information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge
eating disorder, and other less-well-known food and weight disorders. Material
includes self-help tips and information about recovery and prevention.
Body dysmorphic disorder
BDD Friends.org.uk
Mental Health
Foundation - Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Bulimia
Netdoctor.co.uk
- Bulimia
NHS
Direct - Bulimia
Compulsive exercising
BBC
- Exercise Addiction
Compulsive overeating
Cyswllt Ceredigion Contact
- Compulsive Overeating
Overeaters Anonymous Great Britain
General eating disorders information sites
BBC Website:
Your Mental Health - Eating Disorders
Lucy Serpell's eating disorders resources
Since 1994 Lucy Serpell has run this site which aims to collect together resources
on eating disorders.has links to information all over the web.
National Eating Disorders
Association
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest not-for-profit
organization in the United States working to raise awareness and provide information
about eating disorders and body image and weight issues.
The Somethingfishy web site
Created by husband and wife team Amy and Tony who are dedicated to raising awareness
about eating disorders emphasizing always that they are not about food and
weight; they are just the symptoms of something deeper going on, inside. The
site also features a chat room where you can talk with sufferers, carers and
professionals.
Government / NHS web sites
A Collaborative Study of the Genetics of Anorexia
and Bulimia Nervosa
Serves as a means for the dissemination of scientific information generated by
the study for those in academia as well as individuals with eating disorders
and their families who are interested in learning about genetic research.
National Institute of
Clinical Excellence(NICE) - 2004 Guidelines for Eating Disorders
Information on recommended interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia
nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders - understanding NICE guidance:
a guide for people with eating disorders, their advocates and carers, and the
public
British
Medical Association report on eating disorders, body image & the media
Local help and support groups
Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorder Association
A user-led charity based on the principles of self help, based in Somerset, England
with the aim of serving those in the county affected by eating disorders. Their
excellent website includes both local and general information which may be
usefual to those affected in some way by an eating disorder.
Searchable list of treatment services in your area [Eating Disorders Association]
Night eating syndrome
Night eating syndrome - ANRED web site
Information about symptoms and research into this condition.
About.com
- Overeating and Night Eating
Pica
Kid's
Health.org - Pica information
eMedicine.com - Pica
Discovery Health
- Pica
Prader-Willi syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) Association
(UK)
National
Library of Medicine / National Institutes of Health - Prader-Willi
BBC Health
- Prader-Willi syndrome
Research into eating disorders
Psychiatry
Research Trust
The
McKnight Foundation
Has funded a series of studies designed to
identify potential risk factors for eating disorders in adolescents.
Click on the McKnight link on the above page for more information.
Click here to
view the newsletter produced for parents with information about
how to deal with adolescent weight/shape issues.
Self harm
BBC
Website: Your Mental Health - Self harm
Web sites for health professionals
Best
Treatments for Anorexia nervosa
A BMJ site for patients and doctors to access information on the best available
treatements. Username and password required.
Calipso
A university subsidiary company that develops CBT based training and CD self-help
programs for mental health and eating disorders. For further information on
the self-help bulimia CD research study click here.
European Council on Eating Disorders (ECED)
web site
The ECED was formed in 1989 out of a desire for more dialogue and discussion
around the many issues pertaining to eating disorders. The ECED is an informal
multidisciplinary network of people from throughout Europe who work with eating
disorder sufferers in a variety of contexts.
Hard to
swallow: compulsory treatment in eating disorders
A summary of the Maudsley discussion paper by Janet Treasure and Rosalind Ramsay.
Motivational interviewing
National Institute of
Clinical Excellence - 2004 Guidelines for Eating Disorders
National
Service Framework for Mental Health
The Management
of Eating Disorders in Primary Care
A
comprehensive guide from the
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Recent RCP Report
on the Mental Health of Students in Higher Education
RCP Report on
Eating Disorders in the UK: Policies for Service Development and Training
Royal College of
Nursing Mental Health Zone
The Zone contains many contributions from
mental health nurses on their practice, their issues and concerns. It also
provides access to an array of links to other resources and learning materials.
