eating disorders bibliography

Eating Disorders. Montecatini. A Residence of Healing and Hope for Women. 2006. 12 Dec. 2006
<http://www.something-fishy.org/whatarethey/anorexia.php>

Teen eating disorders 2

I have done some more research on the internet and found some more important information on my topic. Eating disorders are commonly related to depression. the web site http://www.something-fishy.org/whatarethey/anorexia.php elaborates on how depression can cause the eating disorder, or the other way around. This information whichI read makes sence. "All in all, eating disorders are very complex emotional issues -- Though they may seem to be nothing more than a dangerously obsessive weight concern on the surface, for most men and women suffering with an eating disorder there are deeper emotional conflicts to be solved." The web site also includes a list of simptoms which people with the disorders may deny and reject. They think other people can have these simptoms while not being anorexic or bulemic, so that doesnt mean i'm anorexic/bulemic. Here is the list of symptoms:

Anorexia/Bulimia
-Dramatic weight loss in a relatively short period of time.
-Wearing big or baggy clothes or dressing in layers to hide body shape and/or weight loss.
-Obsession with weight and complaining of weight problems (even if "average" weight or thin).
-Obsession with calories and fat content of foods.
-Obsession with continuous exercise.
-Frequent trips to the bathroom immediately following meals (sometimes accompanied with water running in the bathroom for a long period of time to hide the sound of vomiting).
-Visible food restriction and self-starvation.
-Visible bingeing and/or purging.
-Use or hiding use of diet pills, laxatives, ipecac syrup (can cause immediate death!) or enemas.
-Isolation. Fear of eating around and with others.
-Unusual Food rituals such as shifting the food around on the plate to look eaten; cutting food into tiny pieces; making sure the fork avoids contact with the lips (using teeth to scrap food off the fork or spoon); chewing food and spitting it out, but not swallowing; dropping food into napkin on lap to later throw away.
-Hiding food in strange places (closets, cabinets, suitcases, under the bed) to avoid eating (Anorexia) or to eat at a later time (Bulimia).
-Flushing uneaten food down the toilet (can cause sewage problems).
-Vague or secretive eating patterns.
-Keeping a "food diary" or lists that consists of food and/or behaviors (ie., purging, restricting, calories consumed, exercise, etc.)
-Pre-occupied thoughts of food, weight and cooking.
-Visiting websites that promote unhealthy ways to lose weight.
-Reading books about weight loss and eating disorders.
-Self-defeating statements after food consumption.
-Hair loss. Pale or "grey" appearance to the skin.
-Dizziness and headaches.
-Frequent soar throats and/or swollen glands.
-Low self-esteem. Feeling worthless. Often putting themself down and complaining of being "too stupid" or "too fat" and saying they don't matter. Need for acceptance and approval from others.
-Complaints of often feeling cold.
-Low blood pressure.
-Loss of menstrual cycle.
-Constipation or incontinence.
-Bruised or calluses knuckles; bloodshot or bleeding in the eyes; light bruising under the eyes and on the cheeks.
-Perfectionistic personality.
-Loss of sexual desire or promiscuous relations.
-Mood swings. Depression. Fatigue.
-nsomnia. Poor sleeping habits

A person with an eating disorder "They may be afraid of losing control over the amount of food they eat, accompanied by the desire to control their emotions and reactions to their emotions". Those who are anorexic or bulemic may feel like they cannot loose control over themselves, or feel like they need to be in total control of their body or their weight. "The Eating Disorder, Anorexia, is a unique reaction to a variety of external and internal conflicts, such as stress, anxiety, unhappiness and feeling like life is out of control."

Recently i have found out a lot more information on my topic, but i still need plently of information. i would like to find somehow how a specific person feels, acts, and does. i want to find a possiable interview with a person with an eating disorder and find out what triggered it, causes, reasons, feelings, habbits during the time of the eating disorder, habbits after, etc.

The social issue that I am researching is teens and eating disorders. I know that many teens suffer from eating disorders, and that it is a horriable illness to have to live with. At this point I dont believe that it is wrong or evil to have an eating disorder, however, it is unhealthy. Teens with eating disorders, boys and girls, have distorted views and body images of themselves, and most likely others. I feel as if the idea of eating disorders come from the media, that display the image of actors and actresses who are very skinny, or thin. These actors are looked upon by most teens as role models, and set an example weather posative or negative. Eating disorders are also caused by peer pressure, or fitting in. If being frineds with the "right" people was'nt such an issue for teens, eating disorders may be much less of a problem than what they are today. During this project, I would like to find out what else goes through teens minds with eating disorders, and if they are aware of the other alternatives to eating disorders. Furthermore I would like to learn how these teens are affected for the rest of their lives from their eating disorders, and how the different severitys of the disorder may change the persons life.