Anorexia nervosa and anorexic-like syndromes in a population-based female twin sample
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 January 1995
Ellen E. Walters, K S Kendler
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Both the pattern of comorbidity and the relationship to epidemiologic risk factors suggested an etiologic continuity between narrowly and broadly defined anorexic syndromes, which support the hypothesis of a spectrum of anoreXic-like Syndromes in women.
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The authors' analyses support the hypothesis of a spectrum of anorexic-like syndromes in women. These syndromes are familial and share familial etiologic factors with major depression and bulimia nervosa.
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