Medline Plus is a government agency in service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes if Health. This site give general information about eating disorders such as what they are, diagnosis/symptoms, treatment, prevention, coping, clinical trials, as well as links to journal articles, other organizations, and related issues. The site has a sections dedicated to the latest news in terms of eating disorders and even the financial issues involved in health insurance and its effects on benefits.
National Mental Health Information Center Home Page. 2008. National Mental Health Information Center. Center for Mental Health Services. 7 June 2008. http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications
The Center for Mental Health Services is a website within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This page offers information about eating disorders such as what they are, who has them, symptoms, medical problems that can arise from eating disorders, what is required for a formal diagnosis of an eating disorder, how eating disorders are treated, as well as referrals to the nearest therapist specializing in eating disorders. It also contains links to online publications and other government agencies.
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