- Oxford Library of Psychology
- The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction
- The Classification of Eating Disorders
- Research Domain Criteria: The Impact of RDoC on the Conceptualization of Eating Disorders
- Epidemiology and Course of Eating Disorders
- Appetitive Regulation in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
- Genetic Influences on Eating Disorders
- Psychosocial Risk Factors for Eating Disorders
- Dieting and the Eating Disorders
- Mood, Emotions, and Eating Disorders
- Cultural Influences on Body Image and Eating Disorders
- Psychological Assessment of the Eating Disorders
- Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
- Psychological Comorbidities of Eating Disorders
- Prevention: Current Status and Underlying Theory
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Family Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapies for Eating Disorders
- Self-Help and Stepped Care Treatments for Eating Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy for Eating Disorders
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Eating Disorders
- Costs and Cost-Effectiveness in Eating Disorders
- Selective Eating: Normative Developmental Phase or Clinical Condition?
- Emerging Syndromes
- Eating Disorders and Problematic Eating Behaviors After Bariatric Surgery
- Virtual Reality: Applications to Eating Disorders
- Mobile Device Applications for the Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Internet-Based Interventions for Eating Disorders
- Afterword
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
The current chapter reviews our progress in understanding how genes influence eating disorders by addressing the following areas: (1) how recognition of genetic influences on eating disorders emerged; (2) the complexities of gene environment interplay; (3) what twin studies can tell us about gene environment interplay, and (4) the current state of molecular genetic studies. It is concluded that both genes and nonshared environment play a critical role in the explanatory framework for the etiology of eating disorders. Shared environment is likely to contribute to the development of cognition and attitudes that may initiate disordered eating practices. Researchers are on the cusp of identifying specific genes that are implicated, and explication of the manner in which genes and the environment work together to increase risk for eating disorders hinges on the collection of larger samples.
Keywords: heritability, gene × environment interaction, twin study, molecular genetic study, nonshared environment
Tracey D. Wade, School of Psychology, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
Cynthia M. Bulik Department of Psychiatry School of Medicine University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction
- The Classification of Eating Disorders
- Research Domain Criteria: The Impact of RDoC on the Conceptualization of Eating Disorders
- Epidemiology and Course of Eating Disorders
- Appetitive Regulation in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
- Genetic Influences on Eating Disorders
- Psychosocial Risk Factors for Eating Disorders
- Dieting and the Eating Disorders
- Mood, Emotions, and Eating Disorders
- Cultural Influences on Body Image and Eating Disorders
- Psychological Assessment of the Eating Disorders
- Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
- Psychological Comorbidities of Eating Disorders
- Prevention: Current Status and Underlying Theory
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Family Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapies for Eating Disorders
- Self-Help and Stepped Care Treatments for Eating Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy for Eating Disorders
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Eating Disorders
- Costs and Cost-Effectiveness in Eating Disorders
- Selective Eating: Normative Developmental Phase or Clinical Condition?
- Emerging Syndromes
- Eating Disorders and Problematic Eating Behaviors After Bariatric Surgery
- Virtual Reality: Applications to Eating Disorders
- Mobile Device Applications for the Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Internet-Based Interventions for Eating Disorders
- Afterword
- Index
