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Subject Guide with Search Tips for Eating Disorders
Books and Media | Articles | Internet

Getting Started

These sources provide a good beginning.  Some contain general discussion or an overview.  This kind of background will often suggest topics, jargon, or keywords for further research.

Encyclopedia of obesity and eating disorders
RC552 .E18 C37 2000
Provides accurate, concise information concerning eating behaviors in a user-friendly format, REFERENCE San Marcos and Escondido

Books and Media

Use the Library Catalog http://sirsi.palomar.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/49 to find books, periodicals, and media on your topic.  You can enter keywords of your own choosing, or you can identify the specific subject headings that the library catalog uses to group related materials together. 

Suggested Subject Headings
Eating Disorders
Body Images

Selected Call Numbers
RC 522

Preventing eating disorders among pre-teen girls: a step-by-step guide
Neu Menassa, Beverly
RJ506 .E18 M46 2004, San Marcos, Circulating

Adolescent depression: a guide for parents
Mondimore, Francis Mark
RJ506 .D4 M66 2002, San Marcos, Circulating

Afraid to Eat: Children and Teens in Weight Crisis
Berg, Francis M.
RJ 506 .E18 .B47 1997, Escondido, Circulating

Body Image, Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth: assessment, prevention, and treatment
Thompson, Kevin J. and Smolak, Linda
RA777 .B59 2001, San Marcos and Escondido, Circulating

Eating disorders: opposing viewpoints
Hurley, Jennifer A., book editor
RC552 .E18 E28212 2001, San Marcos and Escondido, Circulating

Am I Thin Enough Yet?: the cult of thinness and the commercialization of identity
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene
BF697.5 .B63 H47 1996, San Marcos and Escondido, Circulating

Our Daughters' Health: practical and invaluable advice for raising confident girls ages 6 to 16
Roan, Sharon L
RA777.25 .R627 2001, San Marcos, Circulating

Articles

Articles are usually identified by using online research databases or printed indexes.  Printed indexes are especially helpful for older material.  Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles can supply the latest information on a topic and often contain details not available elsewhere. NOTE: Passwords required to use off-campus http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/offcampus.htm

·         EBSCOhost http://prozy.palomar.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web

EBSCOhost provides access to several databases including magazine, journal and newspaper articles.  For a guide on how to search EBSCOhost, go to

http://support.epnet.com/CustSupport/Tutorials/basicSearchingAcademic.html


Internet

 

Basic internet Search Strategies - Use a directory, subject portal, or search engine to focus your Internet search.   In addition to those listed below, find more sites on the Palomar Library Subject Links site at http://www.palomar.edu/library/subjects.htm   Information on evaluating websites can be found at http://www.palomar.edu/library/ResearchAids/SelfHelp.htm#websearching.

Information on Citation Styles – In order to create a bibliography for your research paper, you will need to follow the rules of a specific style.  For a list of styles and information on how to use them, go to http://www.palomar.edu/library/ResearchAids/SubjectGuides/WritingStyles.htm

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