Eating Disorders
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section of Patient UK
Includes leaflets called Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
Beat
A national charity offering help, support and information to people whose lives are affected by eating disorders, in particular, anorexia and bulimia nervosa.
Anorexia and Bulimia Care (ABC)
A Christian organisation run by Christians for sufferers, their families and for carers.
Eating Disorders: A self help guide
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust provide a range of patient information, including one in this area.
Eating Disorders Centre (The International)
An established residential and out-patient Centre for individuals with eating disorders, based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Eating Disorders (National Centre for)
An independent treatment facility with a network of counsellors in a number of regions in the UK.
Eating Disorders Resources (Lucy Serpells)
A wealth of resources concerned with anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders. As well as general resources for sufferers, there is a section with links for academics and researchers in the field.
Eating Disorders
Directgov is the website of the UK government for its citizens, providing information and online services for the public all in one place. They provide a wide range of information including one in this area.
Binge eating/vomiting - Responding helpfully and safely to a child or young person who is binge eating and vomiting.
Information from HandsOnScotland
Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorders Association
Offers a range of services for people affected by eating disorders (sufferers, carers and professionals). The site also has general information about eating disorders.
Anorexia and Bulimia
Factsheet from the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Mental Health Foundation
Provide good information on Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
Eating disorders
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Eating disorders.
Abbeymoor Eating Disorders Centre
Specializes in Eating Disorders treatment for both inpatients and outpatients, based in Nottinghamshire.
Althea Park Specialist Services
A well-established and well-knownprovider of residential treatment, care and education to both adolescentand adult clients with eating disorders and related problems, inparticular deliberate self-injury and personality issues.
Talking About Eating Disorders
Factsheet from Health Scotland
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
Provides a leaflet on Eating Disorders.
MIND
MIND, one of Britain's leading mental health charities, provides leaflets on eating disorders.
Medicine Guide for Bulimia
Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Health Topic information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Eating Disorders - A Self Help Guide Obesity and Overweight Obesity and Overweight - A SummarySupport Groups related to this topic (^ top of page)
Althea Park Specialist Services Anorexia & Bulimia Care Beat - Beating Eating Disorders Caraline (eating disorders support) Cyswllt Ceredigion Contact International Eating Disorders Centre Life Works Living Room National Centre for Eating Disorders Newmarket House Clinic Overeaters Anonymous Priory Group Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorders AssociationPatientPlus articles related to this topic (^ top of page)
Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Healthy Diet and Enjoyable Eating Nutritional Support in Primary Care Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)UK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Anorexia Nervosa Guidelines on Bulimia Nervosa Guidelines on Eating DisordersPoems and stories related to this topic (^ top of page)
A Wasp in the Jar: a Medical Story about Bulimia Anorexia NervosaVideos related to this topic (^ top of page)
Links to online videos on Anorexia Nervosa Links to online videos on Eating DisordersPatient UK Newspaper (^ top of page)
Recent related news items
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Anorexia Nervosa news Bulimia Nervosa news Eating Disorders newsRelated Products (^ top of page)
Medical equipment
Books
Anorexia Nervosa (Overcoming) Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers Anorexia/Bulimia (Inspiring Resistance to): Biting the Hand That Starves You Binge Eating (Overcoming) Biting the Hand That Starves You: Inspiring Resistance to Anorexia/Bulimia Bulimia (How to Cope with) Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorders: Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) - A survival kit for sufferers Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating: A Guide to Recovery Bulimia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery Bulimia/Anorexia (Inspiring Resistance to): Biting the Hand That Starves You Bulimia: Self-Help Programme (Overcoming) Easting Disorders : British Medical Association's Family Doctor Series Eating Disorders (Understanding) Eating Disorders. The Facts Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) - A survival kit for sufferers of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorders How to Cope with Bulimia Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa Overcoming Binge Eating
Other - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
UK Guidelines
Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
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