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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Risk factors for anorexia nervosa includes monozygotic twins, first-degree biological relatives, anxiety disorder and obsessional traits in childhood among others. | Risk factors for anorexia nervosa includes monozygotic twins, first-degree biological relatives, anxiety disorder and obsessional traits in childhood, among others. | ||
==Risk factors== | ==Risk factors== | ||
:*Elite athletics | |||
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:*Modeling<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref> | :*Modeling<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref> | ||
*A recent epidemiological study of 989,871 Swedish residents indicated that [[gender]], ethnicity and [[socio-economic status]] were large influences on the chance of developing anorexia, with those with non-European parents among the least likely to be diagnosed with the condition, and those in wealthy, white families being most at risk.<ref>Lindberg L, Hjern A. (2003) Risk factors for anorexia nervosa: a national cohort study. ''International Journal of Eating Disorders'', 34 (4), 397-408. PMID 14566927</ref> | |||
*Being more worried about, or paying more attention to [[weight]] and shape | *Being more worried about, or paying more attention to [[weight]] and shape | ||
*Certain social or cultural ideas about health and beauty | *Certain social or cultural ideas about health and beauty | ||
*First-degree biological relatives of individuals with the disorder<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref> | |||
*Having a negative self-image | *Having a negative self-image | ||
*Having an anxiety disorder as a child | *Having an anxiety disorder as a child | ||
* | *Having eating problems during [[infancy]] or early childhood | ||
*Monozygotic twins<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref> | |||
*Obsessional traits in childhood<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref> | |||
*Occupations and avocations that encourage thinness<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref> | |||
*Trying to be perfect or overly focused on rules | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
Risk factors for anorexia nervosa includes monozygotic twins, first-degree biological relatives, anxiety disorder and obsessional traits in childhood, among others.
Risk factors
- Elite athletics
- Modeling[1]
- A recent epidemiological study of 989,871 Swedish residents indicated that gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status were large influences on the chance of developing anorexia, with those with non-European parents among the least likely to be diagnosed with the condition, and those in wealthy, white families being most at risk.[2]
- Being more worried about, or paying more attention to weight and shape
- Certain social or cultural ideas about health and beauty
- First-degree biological relatives of individuals with the disorder[1]
- Having a negative self-image
- Having an anxiety disorder as a child
- Having eating problems during infancy or early childhood
- Monozygotic twins[1]
- Obsessional traits in childhood[1]
- Occupations and avocations that encourage thinness[1]
- Trying to be perfect or overly focused on rules
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.
- ↑ Lindberg L, Hjern A. (2003) Risk factors for anorexia nervosa: a national cohort study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 34 (4), 397-408. PMID 14566927