Background A proportion of people with mental health problems require longer term care in
a psychiatric or social care institution. However, there are no internationally agreed quality …

Characterized primarily by a low body-mass index, anorexia nervosa is a complex and
serious illness 1 , affecting 0.9–4% of women and 0.3% of men 2 , 3 – 4 , with twin-based …

Schizophrenia is associated with increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus, resulting in
elevated cardiovascular risk and limited life expectancy, translated into a weighted average of …

Despite the effectiveness of CBT in reducing shape/weight concerns and dietary restraint,
research suggests that patients considered recovered may still exhibit emotional difficulties …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex and heritable eating disorder characterized by
dangerously low body weight. Neither candidate gene studies nor an initial genome-wide …

BACKGROUND: Although maternity blues have been studied in many countries worldwide
the factors that influence the occurrence of this clinical entity are not well understood. The …

Preoccupation with body shape and weight is characteristic of both anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa. Despite their diagnostic and clinical significance, evidence on the nature of …

The epidemiologic link between schizophrenia (SCZ) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains
poorly understood. Here, we investigate the presence and extent of a shared genetic …

INTRODUCTION: Postpartum depression (PPD) affects women in various sociocultural
environments around the world during a sensitive period of their lives. The purpose of this study …

Eating disorders and substance use disorders frequently co‐occur. Twin studies reveal
shared genetic variance between liabilities to eating disorders and substance use, with the …