How Many People Are Affected By Ocd
Health Encyclopedia: Eating Disorders Risk Factors
- Eating Disorders - Risk Factors
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Complications of Bulimia
- Complications of Anorexia
- Symptoms
Risk Factors
Many factors contribute to the risk of developing an eating disorder.
Age
Dating disorders occur most often in adolescents and young adults. However, new research finds that they are increasingly prevalent among young children. Eating disorders are more difficult to identify in young children because they are rarely suspected.
Age of Onset for Bulimia. A 2004 study of high school students in the United States found that about 25% of girls and 10% of boys followed abnormal eating and wei...
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Expert & Community Posts
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Health Guide
Eating Disorders: Causes
...have found that mothers of anorexics tend to be over-involved in their child's life, while mothers of people with bulimia are critical and detached. On the other hand, a 2002 study reported that... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Causes
...history, and psychological profile all seem to contribute to the development of anxiety disorders. Most people with these disorders seem to have a biological vulnerability to stress, making them... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Highlights
...to and result from anxiety disorders, according to two 2006 studies. One study reported that obese people have a 25% increased risk for developing anxiety disorders. The other study indicated that... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Other Treatments
...with a combination of CBT and sertraline.Both individual and group treatments work well. (However, people with social phobia may do better in individual sessions.) Several recent studies also... Read more »Schizophrenia: Risk Factors
...non-right handed, and very few of these people develop schizophrenia.)Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects a significant number of schizophrenic patients. OCD... Read more »
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