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Health Encyclopedia: Eating Disorders Risk Factors

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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Anxiety During Pregnancy
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: What You Need to Know
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 "A thought connected to OCD is probably more prevalent in my life than any other thought in the... Read more »

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OCD - Statistics on Underdiagnosis and Undertreatment
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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most common mental illnesses in the United... Read more »

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Brain Scan Detects Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Deep Brain Stimulation Approved for OCD. Depression Next?
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

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Health Guide

Anxiety Disorders: Causes
CausesA person's genetics, biochemistry, environment, history, and psychological profile all seem to contribute to the development of anxiety disorders. Most people with these disorders seem to have... 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 »
Anxiety Disorders: Highlights
Anxiety Disorders and Physical HealthAnxiety disorders affect more than emotional health -- they are also associated with many physical illnesses, suggests important new research in the... Read more »
Anxiety Disorders: References
...Jones C, Raines D, Garvey R, et al. Telephone administered cognitive behaviour therapy for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. BMJ. 2006 Oct... Read more »
Anxiety Disorders: Risk Factors
As many as 25% of all American adults experience intense anxiety at sometime in their lives. The prevalence of true anxiety disorders is much lower, although they are still the most... Read more »

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