23rd February - 1st March 2015
Eating
disorders can be characterised by an abnormal and unhealthy attitude towards
food which can cause an individual to change their eating habits and
behaviour. An individual with an eating
disorder may focus unduly on their weight or body shape which can then lead
them towards making food choices that can be damaging to their health. There are several types of eating disorder
such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa which manifest themselves in different
ways. The causes are often put down to
social pressure to fit a certain stereotypical body image. However, the reality is that the underlying
causes can be far more complex.
B-eat
(Beat eating disorders), is an organisation that aims to try and change the way
eating disorders are viewed and improve the services provided to those
suffering from an eating disorder.
Between February 23rd and March 1st 2015 B-eat are
leading a whole week of events in order to raise awareness and help achieve
their goals.
For
more information about eating disorders and Eating disorders awareness week
please see the B-eat website: http://www.b-eat.co.uk/
RELATED HEALTH
LIBRARY RESOURCES
For anyone interested in
learning more about eating disorders and their management, the Health Library
offers numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll
find various books that are available in our collection and a number of
periodicals. To locate these items simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter.
EATING DISORDERS
- Helping people with eating disorders: a clinical guide to
assessment and treatment
/ Bob Palmer, 2015, 2nd edition, Wiley-Blackwell
- Therapy for eating disorders: theory, research &
practice / by Sara
Gilbert, 2014, 3rd edition, Sage
- Eating disorders in childhood and adolescence / edited by Bryan Lask and Rachel
Bryant-Waugh, 2013, 4th edition, Routledge
JOURNALS
- The International Journal of Eating
Disorders, Hoboken: John Wiley [Available as a Keele ejournal 1981 onwards, and
as a NHS ejournal 1993 onwards – 12 months ago]
- European Eating Disorders Review,
Pekin: International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals [Available as a Keele ejournal 1993 onwards]
- Eating Disorders, Abingdon: Routledger
[Available as a Keele ejournal 1998 onwards, and as a NHS ejournal 2006 onwards
– 18 months ago]
- Nutrition and Dietetics, Oxford:
Wiley-Blackwell [Available as a Keele ejournal 2002 onwards, and as a NHS
ejournal 2002 onwards – 12 months ago]
CURRENT AWARENESS
LITERATURE SEARCH
Doing research? Need
help finding information? Why not request a literature search (NHS customers
only): http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/formsa-z/literaturesearchrequest/
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