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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Eating disorders on the web: risks and resources.
Alice MulèLucia Sidelisubject
medicine.medical_specialtyBloggingEmerging technologieseducationApplied psychologyBiomedical EngineeringBiophysicsNeuroscience (miscellaneous)MEDLINEPsycINFOAnorexiaFeeding and Eating DisordersSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaPro-ana web siteComputer Science (miscellaneous)medicinePro-ana web sitesHumansPsychiatrySettore MED/25 - PsichiatriaLife StyleInternetbusiness.industryLife styleRehabilitationdigestive oral and skin physiologyEating disordermedicine.diseaseOnline helpEating disordersThe InternetPsychology (miscellaneous)medicine.symptombusinessPsychologydescription
Our work is aimed at exploring the recent literature data on web sites, forums, and blogs, which promote eating disorders as normal life styles and their implication in the changes of the psychopatology of such disorders. We also want to understand whether new technologies have an impact in the course of the disorders or, on the other hand, whether they can also represent an instrument for searching help or information about them. The search strategy included a search of PsycINFO, Medline, and Ovid databases to identify research reports about pro-ana sites and their implication on the course of anorexia using the following key words: pro-ana, thinspiration, anorexia-web, online help eating disorders, anorexia nation.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2009-07-14 | Studies in health technology and informatics |