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Anorexia nervosa: A review of possible genetic factors
Author(s) -
Scott Derek W.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198601)5:1<1::aid-eat2260050102>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , diathesis , consanguinity , psychology , eating disorders , genetic predisposition , psychiatry , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , pediatrics , immunology , disease
Evidence supportive of a genetic predisposition for anorexia nervosa is collated and certain speculations are proposed. Areas of concern include consanguinity studies, the link between eating disorders and primary affective disorder, and Turner's syndrome. A diathesis‐stress paradigm is offered.