Bulimia nervosa - Risk factors
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Kendler et al (1991)in a study of over 2,000 set of female twins identified a number of risk factor in Bulimia. These included:
- birth after 1960,
- low paternal care,
- a history of wide weight fluctuation, dieting, or frequent exercise,
- a slim ideal body image,
- low self-esteem,
- an external locus of control,
- high levels of neuroticism.
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[edit] At-risk groups
Risk factors for bulimia are similar to those of other eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa:
- those of age 10 through to 25
- athletes
- people who are active in dancing, modeling or gymnastics
- students who are under heavy workloads
- those who have suffered traumatic events in their lifetime such as child abuse and sexual abuse
- those positioned in the higher echelons of the socioeconomic scale
- the highly intelligent and/or high-achievers.[1]
- perfectionists
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KS Kendler, C MacLean, M Neale, R Kessler, A Heath and L Eaves (1991).The genetic epidemiology of bulimia nervosa. Am J Psychiatry; 148:1627-1637 Abstract
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