Eating Disorders Health Article

RESOURCES

The Academy of Eating Disorders (http://www.acadeatdis.org) is a multidisciplinary professional group devoted to the improved detection and treatment of these conditions. Efforts to expand screening are promoted through eating disorders awareness week on U.S. college campuses, and this has now been expanded to high school and the general public (http://www.nmisp.org/eat.htm).

Other valuable resources include the following:

• American Anorexia/Bulimia Association, 165 West 46th Street #1108, New York, New York 10036; (212) 575–6200, http://www.aabainc.org/
• National Eating Disorders Organization (formerly the National Anorexic Aid Society), 6655 South Yale Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136; (918) 481–4044, http://www.kidsource.com/nedo/
• Overeaters Anonymous Headquarters, World Service Office, 6075 Zenith Court NE, Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124;(505) 891–2664, http://www.overeatersanonymous.org/

LEONARD J. HAAS

TRISHA PALMER

(SEE ALSO: Anorexia; Menstrual Cycle; Mental Health; Nutrition; Social Determinants)

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