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| A comparison of family functioning, temperament, and childhood conditions in monozygotic twin pairs discordant for lifetime bulimia nervosa. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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| OBJECTIVE |
NlmCategory: OBJECTIVE |
| The authors investigated differences between twins in nine pairs of female monozygotic twins in the Australian Twin Registry who were discordant for lifetime bulimia nervosa. |
| METHOD |
NlmCategory: METHODS |
| The twins affected and unaffected by lifetime bulimia nervosa were compared on self-report measures, including a measure of parental bonding, four measures of temperament, and six early-childhood medical conditions. |
| RESULTS |
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| No twins had current bulimia nervosa, and there was no difference in weight or eating status between the affected and unaffected twins. The affected twins reported significantly lower self-esteem and less warmth but more overprotection by their mothers during childhood. |
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NlmCategory: CONCLUSIONS |
| Although limited by the small number of discordant twin pairs and the inability to detect causal relationships, these results suggest that environmental influences that promote low self-esteem may also increase the risk for bulimia nervosa. These temperamental differences may explain the discrepancies in parenting or perceived parenting. |
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| HISTORY |
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| pubmed |
2001/06/30 10:00 |
| medline |
2001/07/28 10:01 |
| entrez |
2001/06/30 10:00 |
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| Wade TD |
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Wade |
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TD |
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School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia. tracey.wade@flinders.edu.au |
| Treloar SA |
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Treloar |
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SA |
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| Martin NG |
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Martin |
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NG |
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| VOLUME: 158 |
| ISSUE: 7 |
| TITLE: The American journal of psychiatry |
| ISOABBREVIATION: Am J Psychiatry |
| YEAR: 2001 |
| MONTH: Jul |
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| CITEDMEDIUM: Print |
| ISSN: 0002-953X |
| ISSNTYPE: Print |
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| MEDLINETA: Am J Psychiatry |
| COUNTRY: United States |
| ISSNLINKING: 0002-953X |
| NLMUNIQUEID: 0370512 |
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| Journal Article |
| Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Twin Study |
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| Adult |
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| Australia |
epidemiology |
| Bulimia |
genetics |
| Diseases in Twins |
genetics |
| Exploratory Behavior |
genetics |
| Family Relations |
genetics |
| Female |
genetics |
| Humans |
genetics |
| Middle Aged |
genetics |
| Object Attachment |
genetics |
| Parent-Child Relations |
genetics |
| Parenting |
psychology |
| Personality Inventory |
statistics & numerical data |
| Registries |
statistics & numerical data |
| Self Concept |
statistics & numerical data |
| Temperament |
statistics & numerical data |
| Twins, Monozygotic |
psychology |
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