Family, twin, and adoption studies of anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge-eating
disorder (BED), and the proposed purging disorder presentation (PD) have consistently …

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 …

OBJECTIVE: Although previous evidence has suggested that the etiologic role of stressful
life events in major depression is reduced in recurrent versus first-onset cases, this question …

Background Genetic factors contribute to anorexia nervosa (AN); and the first genome-wide
significant locus has been identified. We describe methods and procedures for the Anorexia …

OBJECTIVE: Women are at greater risk for major depression than men. The authors sought
to determine whether the gender difference in prevalence for major depression was due to …

OBJECTIVE: The association between stressful life events and the onset of major depression
decreases as the number of previous depressive episodes increases. How do genetic risk …

BACKGROUND. The question of whether stress poses a risk for cancer progression has
been difficult to answer. A randomized clinical trial tested the hypothesis that cancer patients …

Objective We evaluated the early impact of COVID‐19 on people with self‐reported eating
disorders. Method Participants in the United States (US, N = 511) and the Netherlands (NL, N …

OBJECTIVE: The course of anorexia nervosa often includes the emergence of bulimic
symptoms and a crossover to the full syndrome of bulimia nervosa. However, clinicians’ ability to …

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 …