Eating Disorders

The eating disorders in this section are those with onsets later than those described in connection with the disorders of infancy, childhood, and adolescence. However, the usual time of onset for Anorexia Nervosa is adolescence, and the ratio of females to males with the disorder is about 10 to 1. The sex ratio is about the same for Bulimia Nervosa. Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified has many of the same symptoms as the other two, but is missing some symptom required for the more specific diagnosis. The differences in criteria are discussed in the sections on the individual disorders. Select the one you wish to read about.

Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Eating Disorder not otherwise specified

These books may be helpful:

Dying to Be Thin : Understanding & Defeating Anorexia and Bulimia by Ira Sacker and Marc Zimmerman

Surviving an Eating Disorder : Strategies for Family and Friends by Michelle Siegel, Judith Brisman, Margot Weinshel

Anorexia Nervosa : A Guide to Recovery by Lindsey Hall, Monika Ostroff

Further information is available here at an excellent nonprofit web site.

                                                                                                                                Last updated  12/19/03