Patricia Piotrowski
Final Project TEC 912
Annotated Bibliography
Eating Disorders- Anorexia and Bulimia
1. http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anorexia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm
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"Anorexia Nervosa: Signs, Symptoms, Causes, Effects, and Treatment."
Helpguide.org: Mental Health, Relationships, Healthy Lifestyles, Aging. 16 Jan.
2009
<http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anorexia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.h
tm>.
This site provides the signs, symptoms, causes and treatment of Anorexia Nervosa.
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa
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"Anorexia nervosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. 20 Jan. 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa>.
This site gives an overview of Anorexia Nervosa including the ICS-10 diagnostic criteria,
the DSM diagnostic criteria, physical symptoms, and psychological symptoms.
3. http://www.eating-disorder.com/Eating-Treatment/Eating-Disorders/orthorexia.htm
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Battaglia, Emily. "Orthorexia ? A Little Known Eating Disorder - Facts on
Eating-disorder.com - Eating-Disorder.com." Eating Disorders - Find Eating
Disorder Treatment - Anorexia - Bulimia - Compulsive Overeating - Binge Eating
Disorder - Eating-Disorder.com. 5 Jan. 2009 <http://www.eatingdisorder.com/Eating-Treatment/Eating-Disorders/orthorexia.htm>.
This site gives information about Orthorexia, a relatively new eating disorder.
4. http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/Bingeeating.html
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"Binge Eating Disorder." At Health Mental Health. 4 Jan. 2009
<http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/Bingeeating.html>.
This site discussed Binge Eating Disorder. It describes the causes, complications and
treatments.
5. http://www.sfwed.com/isf/genetics.php
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"Eating Disorders Genetics | Anorexia Genetics | Bulimia Genetics | Anorexia |
Bulimia | Compulsive Overeating | The Something Fishy Website on Eating
Disorders." Eating Disorders | Anorexia | Bulimia | Binge Eating Disorder |
Compulsive Overeating | The Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders. 24
Dec. 2008 <http://www.sfwed.com/isf/genetics.php>.
This site is all about genetics and biology factors that contribute to the onset of an eating
disorder.
6. http://www.eating-disorder.com/Eating-Treatment/Eating-Disorders/diabulimia.htm
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Mcbride, Hugh. "Diabulimia - Insulin Deprivation in Type 1 Diabetics a
Dangerous Weight Loss Method - Eating-Disorder.com." Eating Disorders - Find
Eating Disorder Treatment - Anorexia - Bulimia - Compulsive Overeating - Binge
Eating Disorder - Eating-Disorder.com. 2 Jan. 2009 <http://www.eatingdisorder.com/Eating-Treatment/Eating-Disorders/diabulimia.htm>.
This site talks about Diabulimia; a term given to the unhealthy practice by which
individuals who have type 1 diabetes try to lose weight by depriving themselves of
insulin. This is considered another form of an eating disorder.
7.http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&template=/ContentManageme
nt/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7409
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"NAMI | Anorexia Nervosa." NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness. 17
Dec. 2008
<http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&template=/ContentMa
nagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7409>.
This site gives a general overview of Anorexia Nervosa including how many people
suffer from anorexia, the medical complications, and treatment.
8. http://www.anad.org/22343/index.html
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Santucci, Patricia. "ANAD National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and
Associated Eating Disorders." ANAD National Association of Anorexia Nervosa
and Associated Eating Disorders. 11 Jan. 2009
<http://www.anad.org/22343/index.html>.
This site talks about the different therapies involved in treating eating disorders.
Autism
9. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm
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"Autism Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(NINDS)." National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). 13
Dec. 2008 <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm>.
This site gives an overview of Autism, including diagnoses, causes, treatment and
research.
10.http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/12/04/autism.mercury/index.html?iref
=newssearch
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"Autism rates up despite removal of mercury from vaccines - CNN.com."
CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News.
5 Jan. 2009
<http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/12/04/autism.mercury/index.htm
l?iref=newssearch>.
This site was about a study published in the January 2008 issue of Archives of General
Psychiatry which found the prevalence of autism cases in California children continue to
rise after most vaccine manufacturers started to remove the mercury-bases preservative
thimerosal in 1999, suggesting that the chemical was not a primary cause of the disorder.
11. http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/autism-spectrum-disorders
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"Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs): Types, Symptoms, Therapies, and Causes."
WebMD - Better information. Better health.. 7 Jan. 2009
<http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/autism-spectrum-disorders>.
This site gives and overview of Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and Pervasive
Developmental Disorder.
12. http://www.ericdigests.org/2000-3/asd.htm
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Dunlap, Glen, and Bunton-Pierce Mary-Kay. "Autism and Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD). ERIC Digest." ERICDigests.Org - Providing full-text access to
ERIC Digests. 8 Jan. 2009 <http://www.ericdigests.org/2000-3/asd.htm>.
This site gives an overview of Autism and its related disorders including their behavioral
descriptions, diagnosis and prevalence.
13. http://www.newsweek.com/id/179998
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Kalb, Claudia. " More Turmoil Over Vaccines and Autism | Newsweek Health |
Newsweek.com." Newsweek - National News, World News, Health, Technology,
Entertainment and more... | Newsweek.com. 20 Jan. 2009
<http://www.newsweek.com/id/179998>.
This site is about how Alison Singer, the executive vice president of communications and
awareness at Autism Speaks, announced her resignation, citing a difference of opinion
over the organization's policy on vaccine research.
14. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/80048.php
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"New Research Discovers Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Are Not
Susceptible To Contagious Yawning." Medical News Today: Health News. 17
Jan. 2009 <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/80048.php>.
This site was about how new research by Birkbeck researcher Dr Atsushi Senju, in the
Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development has shown for the first time that children
with Autism Spectrum Disorder are not susceptible to contagious yawning
15. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/62724.php
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Paddock, Catharine. "Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder Could Be Reversible."
Medical News Today: Health News. 13 Dec. 2008
<http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/62724.php>.
This site was about how Scottish scientists have discovered a way to reverse the
symptoms of Rett Syndrome (RS), the most disabling autism spectrum disorder by
targetting a gene in mice.