A Critique of the Literature on Etiology of Eating Disorders

Overview

Journal Ann Neurosci

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Neurology

Date 2014 Sep 11

PMID 25206042

Citations 45

Authors

Azadeh A Rikani

Zia Choudhry

Adnan M Choudhry

Huma Ikram

Muhammad W Asghar

Dilkash Kajal

Abdul Waheed

Nusrat J Mobassarah

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Abstract

The development of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and atypical eating disorders that affect many young women and even men in the productive period of their lives is complex and varied. While numbers of presumed risk factors contributing to the development of eating disorders are increasing, previous evidence for biological, psychological, developmental, and sociocultural effects on the development of eating disorders have not been conclusive. Despite the fact that a huge body of research has carefully examined the possible risk factors associated with the eating disorders, they have failed not only to uncover the exact etiology of eating disorders, but also to understand the interaction between different causes of eating disorders. This failure may be due complexities of eating disorders, limitations of the studies or combination of two factors. In this review, some risk factors including biological, psychological, developmental, and sociocultural are discussed.

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