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Anorexia nervosa: Definition, epidemiology, and cycle of risk

✍ Scribed by Bulik, Cynthia M. ;Reba, Lauren ;Siega-Riz, Anna-Marie ;Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted

Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
126 KB
Volume
37
Category
Article
ISSN
0276-3478

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✦ Synopsis

Anorexia nervosa is a debilitating psychiatric disorder with profound biological, psychological, and social consequences. After an initial evaluation of the most widely used diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, this paper reviews genetic and environmental risk factors for the development of anorexia with special emphasis on gene environment interplay and the impact of adverse perinatal events.

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