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Pathfinder: Eating Disorders
Scope|Subject Headings|Overview Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals, Journals & Trade Publications|Videos|Web
Sites
SCOPE: Eating disorders are classified into two areas, anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by starvation and low weight and bulimia is characterized by a binge-purging behavior. (Kazdin, Encyclopedia of Psychology). These disorders often begin in adolescence and require treatment for many years. For some, these disorders may be fatal as extensive damage is done to various systems within the body. Imbalances in neurotransmitters in the brain that regulate mood and appetite contribute to these disorders. Body image and dissatisfaction with ones appearance is another major factor in developing these disorders. This pathfinder will focus on specific resources that will provide an in-depth analysis of this particular disorder and will serve as a guideline for student research.
SUBJECT HEADINGS
Books dealing with eating disorders are listed in the Baddour Library's on-line catalog under the following subject headings:
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia
Compulsive eating
Eating Disorders
There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.
OVERVIEW SOURCES
REF RC 455.2.C4 D536 2000 DSM-IV-TR
REF RC 552.E18 C37 2000 The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders
REF BF 31.E52 2000 Encyclopedia of Psychology
CQ Researcher (online database):
Some representative books from the Circulating Collection that are located upstairs in the library are:
CIRCULATING BOOKS
Andersen, Arnold E. Eating Disorders. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 2001
(Psychiatric Clinics of North America).
Chernin, Kim. The Hungry Self: Women, Eating and Identity. New York: HarperPerennial, 1994.
Wagner, Viqi.
Eating Disorders. New York: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Yager, Joel. Eating Disorders. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1996
(Psychiatric Clinics of North America).
Yates, Alayne. Compulsive Exercise and the Eating Disorders: Toward an Integrated Theory of Activity. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1991.
Zerbe, Kathryn J. The Body Betrayed: Women, Eating Disorders, and Treatment. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Press, 1993.
PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS
American Journal of Psychiatry
American Psychologist
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal of Psychology
Psychiatric Annals
Psychological Reports
Psychology Today |
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VIDEOS
RC552.E18 D95 2000 Dying to be Thin
WEB
SITES
Eating Disorders
Disordered Culture
http://www.eating.ucdavis.edu/
Updated
10/22/2007
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