anorexia nervosa: References & Edit History
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Sari Shepphird
Dr. Sari Fine Shepphird is a clinical psychologist, eating disorders specialist, and author. Working with a full spectrum of eating disorders issues, her experience on the subject spans nearly twenty years. In addition to maintaining an outpatient private practice, she provides consultation about eating disorders to the media as well as to other treatment providers. Dr. Shepphird is a Medical Health Expert Blogger for Wellsphere.com and she also authors Treatment Notes, a Weblog for professional treatment providers who wish to learn more about eating disorders. Dr. Shepphird is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the California Psychological Association and also serves in leadership positions for several other mental health organizations and committees. Dr. Shepphird earned both her Master’s Degree (1994) and Ph.D. (1996) in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Social Sciences Libretexts - Anorexia Nervosa. | Aug 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS inform - Anorexia nervosa. | Jul 09, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Health Publishing - Anorexia Nervosa. | May 14, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Anorexia nervosa. | Jan 09, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS - Overview - Anorexia nervosa. | Nov 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Public Health - Disordered eating in anorexia nervosa: give me heat, not just food. | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Anorexia nervosa. | Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Anorexia Nervosa. | Jan 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Anorexia Nervosa. | Aug 21, 2024 | ||
| Cross references added. | Jun 27, 2024 | ||
| Link added. | May 06, 2024 | ||
| Added link to the ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders) helpline. | Mar 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Anorexia Nervosa: What to Know. | Jun 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Rochester Medical Center - Golisano Children's Hospital - Anorexia Nervosa. | Mar 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Sciences Libretexts - Anorexia Nervosa. | Dec 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Anorexia nervosa: Causes, symptoms & treatment. | Nov 14, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Current Therapeutic Approaches to Anorexia Nervosa: State of the Art. | Sep 05, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - What is Anorexia Nervosa? | May 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Anorexia Nervosa. | May 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Anorexia Nervosa. | May 22, 2022 | ||
| Added information on genetic factors linked to anorexia nervosa. | Jul 16, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Anorexia Nervosa. | May 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Anorexia Nervosa. | May 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: DSO Kids - Biography of Paul Dukas. | Sep 21, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMd - Anorexia Nervosa. | Sep 21, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - Anorexia Nervosa. | Sep 21, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medscape - Anorexia Nervosa. | Sep 21, 2011 | ||
| Added author's name, Sari Shepphird. | Jul 13, 2009 | ||
| Added information on the diagnosis of binge-eating/purging type and restricting type, partial-syndrome anorexia, early descriptions of anorexia, and treatment of the illness. | Jun 01, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Anorexia Nervosa. | Aug 18, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Aug 11, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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