Anorexia nervosa: Definition, epidemiology, and cycle of risk
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Vol. 37 (S1) , S2-S9
- https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.20107
Abstract
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.Keywords
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