[OPLINLIST] Childhood eating disorder...

[welchly@oplin.org]

Hi Barb,

I always recommend two:

medlineplus.gov (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/) is the National 
Library of Medicine, with vetted links to other authoritative websites

The other is our own NetWellness.org, which taps faculty from the Case 
Western Reserve U., U-Cincinnati, and Ohio State medical schools

For example, here’s the search page for Prader-Willi Syndrome from 
MedlinePlus:
http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&query=prader-willi
with Medical Encyclopedia (complete with pictures), health links within NIH, 
and external links such as the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, the Mayo 
Foundation for Medical Education and Research, and the National Center for 
Biotechnology Information, among others

Hope this helps ~

Lynne Welch
Herrick Memorial Library
Wellington, Ohio USA
tel 440-647-2120

From: Jessica D. Dooley
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:48 PM
To: Barb Scott
Cc: pubyac at lists.lis.illinois.edu ; oplinlist at oplin.org
Subject: Re: [OPLINLIST] Childhood eating disorder...


Hi Barb,

I think the disorder the patron was refering to is the Prader-Willi 
Syndrome, a genetic disorder that prevents the child's brain from knowing 
when they've eaten enough. I believe it's a very dangerous disorder, and 
requires that the child's access to food be constantly supervised.

If that's the correct identification, hope that helps!

Jessica D. Dooley
IT Specialist
Adams County Public Library
157 High Street
Peebles, OH 45660
937-587-2085
dooleyje at oplin.org



From: "Barb Scott" <barbarascott1956 at yahoo.com>
To: oplinlist at oplin.org, pubyac at lists.lis.illinois.edu
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:19:32 PM
Subject: [OPLINLIST] Childhood eating disorder...


Okay, folks,here's a stumper for you....it certainly perplexed me.

Had a patron in today looking for information on childhood eating 
disorder....specifically a disorder that is, as the father described it, 
"the I'm full button being broken".  He has a young son who evidentally had 
medical issues early on and was fed through a tube.  As he describes it, the 
child now does not know the sensation of "being full" when eating regular 
food...will eat often to the point of passing out.

Of course, we had nothing here, and mostly what I have found searching 
on-line are medical journals.  Any wisdom as to websites or books that are 
not medical textbooks that I could direct him to?

I am not a doctor (nor do I play one on TV), but the description of binge 
eating disorder sounds closest to what he is describing.  So does anyone out 
there know of any books, etc. that I could direct this parent to?

TIA!

Barbara Scott, Children's Librarian
Bucyrus Public Library
200 East Mansfield Street
Bucyrus, OH  44820
419-562-7327 x 104
www.childrensprogramming.blogspot.com