I am writing a proposal paper on Teenagers with eating disorders, and
how middle schools and high schools should implement programs to make
students more aware of the dangers of eating disorders. I am looking
for scholarly sources that have written about this topic within the
last 2 years. I have
plenty of information on eating disorders, so basically im just
looking for scholary sources. Can you help?

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Request for Question Clarification by byrd-ga on 25 Feb 2005 08:24 PST

Are these the sort of scholarly sources you had in mind?

--Risk Factors for the Onset of Eating Disorders in Adolescent Girls:
Results of the McKnight Longitudinal Risk Factor Study
The McKnight Investigators (American Journal of Psychiatry
160:248-254, February 2003)
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/160/2/248 

--Sex Influences on Shared Risk Factors for Bulimia Nervosa and Other
Psychiatric Disorders
-Tracey D. Wade, PhD; Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD; Carol A. Prescott, PhD;
Kenneth S. Kendler, MD (Gen Psychiatry. 2004;61:251-256)
http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/61/3/251 

--Predictors of Mortality in Eating Disorders
-Pamela K. Keel, PhD; David J. Dorer, PhD; Kamryn T. Eddy, BA; Debra
Franko, PhD; Dana L. Charatan, BA; David B. Herzog, MD (Gen
Psychiatry. 2003;60:179-183)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12578435&dopt=Citation

--Effects of Anorexia Nervosa on Clinical, Hematologic, Biochemical,
and Bone Density Parameters in Community-Dwelling Adolescent Girls
-Madhusmita Misra, MD, Avichal Aggarwal, MD, Karen K. Miller, MD,
Cecilia Almazan, BS, Megan Worley, BA, Leslie A. Soyka, MD§, David B.
Herzog, MD, and Anne Klibanski, MD ( PEDIATRICS Vol. 114 No. 6
December 2004, pp. 1574-1583 (doi:10.1542/peds.2004-0540)
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/114/6/1574  

If not, perhaps you might explain in a little more detail exactly what
kind of sources you're looking for. If so, how many references from
how many different sources would satisfy your query?

Thank you,
Byrd-ga

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Clarification of Question by kim3434-ga on 10 Mar 2005 21:43 PST

Yes, those sources are a huge help. I was basically searching for
published journal articles written by scholars.

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Request for Question Clarification by byrd-ga on 11 Mar 2005 06:52 PST

Hi Kim,

I do appreciate your comment, and am happy these sources were helpful
to you, but confess I'm a bit confused. Were these examples enough,
then, for your purpose, and did you mean me to post them in the answer
box?  If not, what would you consider an answer to your question in
addition?

Thank you for your additional clarification.  

Best regards,
Byrd-ga

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Clarification of Question by kim3434-ga on 12 Mar 2005 10:37 PST

Sorry for the confusion. What I am basically looking for are scholarly
articles about teenagers with eating disorders, and how the media
plays a role in the effects of disorders. I have been getting all of
my information from basic websites, but my professor requires us to
cite 5 SCHOLARLY sources that have been PUBLISHED in the last 2 years,
from journals, or magazines. Written by schloars, such as
pychologists, or professors. These sources you gave me are great, but
most of these websites do not let you read the full text of the
article. It only gives you a synopsis. That is the problem I have been
coming across. I am looking for online journal articles that I can get
full access to without ordering the journal. Maybe an additional
answer can include some info on the media's effect on society, and how
this leads to body image problems and perhaps tell me if you can read
the full text of these sites, and am I doing something wrong? Hope I
clarified, Thanks for your patience. -Kim

Go to the local high schools and middle schools. Interview students,
lunch ladies, and administration and see what their diet for the week
is like. Take pictures. I doubt they'll kick you out if it's for
educational and research purposes.

See for yourself.

Kim3434,
Yours is a very worth project, speaking as one whose daughter suffered
from an eating disorder.  As you probably know, the subject has
nothing to do with what they feed in school but is a psychological
problem of the individuals.
It may be well to make all students aware of the subject and its
dangers, people can and do starve themselves to the point that their
organs malfuntion and only intensive hospital care can save them.
But I doubt teaching the students about it will be very effective at
keeping one or the other from over- or undereating.  More important is
helping school staff, parents, and also fellow students recognize the
symptoms (for under-eating: drinking masses of water before and with
meals, playing with one's food while others actually eat, etc.). 
Parents are often the last to recognize the symptoms and admit that
their kid has a serious problem, and Dad's just yelling at dinner for
her to eat is never the solution  - probably long since part of the
problem.
Teachers, staff, other parents, everyone should learn that the sooner
the matter is brought to the parents' attention the better, so that
they understand that it is indeed a real psycho-physical problem that
requires professional help, that they won't be able just alone to
"talk" their kid out of it.
Everyone should learn that because it is such a serious problem, they
should not heistate to bring it someone' attention, and maybe this
should also be part of your program, to find in each school an
appropriate person who is more knowledgeable on the subject (school
nurse, councellors, maybe a member of staff whose own child was
afflicted, such as the principal of my daughter's school) whom that
others can go to and point out that they think so-and-so may have a
problem, who will then try to make their own assessment if this could
be true, and if so, then advise the parents and consider whether
he/she or a favored teacher be the best person to talk to the kid.  It
won't be the parents, but they should, of course, be informed  - and
will probably be extremely surprised and self-defensive of themselves
and their child.
Obviously the person that speaks to the child should first be given a
plan:  who to address the matter, doctors that can be recommended,
etc.  Our daughter did not accept our highly recommended choice of a
doctor, but did go to the one her teacher mentioned, and that worked
out.  Of course she was rejecting our help, but would probably have
rejected his if we had carted her to him.

Kim, I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know,
since you want do something, but maybe others, who luckily haven't
experience with eating disorders.
It is a too common problem.  My wife and I wished we had dared to
speak immediately to our neighbors when we both thought their daughter
had a problem.  She did.  And when I suddenly though a young girl in
the choir might have, and spoke to a school doctor (female) in the
choir, she had just had the same thought.   So it as a problem that
probably comes up every year in every larger middle or upper school.

The school here (in Germany) had a good film on the subject.  I don't
know whether it was a German or dubbed American film, but very good, I
thought, clear and sensitive.  There must be such in other countries
and should be part of your program: to be shown staff and students (
in health, bio courses) and recommended for parents.
I hope you can find more info on the internet  - and that a researcher
will help you.

Good Luck!

Back again, 
Google's sponsored links generated www.medrank.com
another possible source.

myoarin-ga , 

 Thanks so much for your help. This topic is definetly taken too
lightly in schools, and in general. I have struggled with an eating
disorder so I can imagine what you and your family went through. I
hope your daughter is recovered and healthy. Thanks again.
Kim

HI Kim,
Yes, she's fine, but says  - as do the specialists -   that she can control it, 
and that she wished now she had a little better figure, but we're
hoping her husband is going to have some input on that.  (did I write
that?)
Thanks for replying and good luck,
Myoarin

Helloo again Myoarin, 

Would you mind if I quoted you in my paper? We need to incorporate an
interview, and think it would be great to use a source that has
experienced this first hand. If not, thats okay too, I just think you
have a wealth of useful infomation. Also, what do you think schools
can do to inform parents, as well other students about these
disorders? What would of helped you when you experienced this? Sorry
to bother you, just things im thinking about.

Thanks, 
Kim

Kim,
of course you may quote my comment, pointing out, perhaps, that it
came from an American living in Germany.  I do not think the kind of
program you are considering is standard here in Germany
(unfortunately).  The film in that school was probably shown because
the principal was himself very sensitive to the problem; his daughter
had suffered anorexia (? weight loss) to the extend that she had to be
hospitalized.
What do I think schools can do to inform parents?
They could show a film on the subject at an PTA meeting early in the
year, when more parents are likely to attend.  If the film did not
introduce the subject as something all parents should be aware of  -
and not just concerning their own kids, this should be thoughtfully
explained prior to and maybe reiterated after the showing, with  - if
possible - a professional to field questions and open a discussion.  I
think this is important, that a discussion follows the film, so that
the subject is "brought home", literally. to the parents, not just a
film that they can dismiss:  "Oh, that's horrible, but we don't have
any problems like that around here."  I'd maybe "plant" a first
question to be sure the discussion gets rolling:  a parent or teacher
willing to tell of personal experience.
A letter could be sent to all parents via the pupils with a copy for them.
I imagine some of sites that Byrd-ga found could be a help in formulating such.
And, if I may say so, I think Byrd-ga certain earned the price for
answering your question. :)
Good luck!