Clinical findings in patients with anorexia nervosa and affective illness in their relatives

E. S. Gershon; J. L. Schreiber; J. R. Hamovit; E. D. Dibble; W. Kaye; J. I. Nurnberger; A. E. Andersen; M. Ebert

doi:10.1176/ajp.141.11.1419

Clinical findings in patients with anorexia nervosa and affective illness in their relatives

E. S. Gershon, J. L. Schreiber, J. R. Hamovit, E. D. Dibble, W. Kaye, J. I. Nurnberger, A. E. Andersen, M. Ebert

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Abstract

The most prevalent psychiatric disorders in the families of patients with anorexia nervosa are bipolar and unipolar major affective disorder. The presence of affective disorder, self-induced vomiting, or bulimia in the patient is not predictive of affective illness in the relatives. Thus these features do not define genetic heterogeneity within anorexia nervosa. There may be genetic factors shared between anorexia nervosa and affective disorders.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1419-1422
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	141
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.141.11.1419
State	Published - Jan 1 1984

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