Anorexia nervosa, weight restoration and biological siblings: Differences and similarities in clinical characteristics.

Andrea PhillipouCaroline GurvichDavid J CastleSusan L Rossell

Published in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2022)

These findings suggest that anxiety may be a risk factor or linked to genetic susceptibility for AN, as well as specific aspects of perfectionism that relate to self-imposed standards.

Keyphrases

anorexia nervosa
risk factors
body mass index
weight loss
genome wide
physical activity
intellectual disability
sleep quality
weight gain
copy number
body weight
gene expression
dna methylation
depressive symptoms