Relevance of the 5-HTTLPR Polymorphism and Childhood Abuse to Increased Psychiatric Comorbidity in Women With Bulimia-Spectrum Disorders - Concepedia

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Relevance of the 5-HTTLPR Polymorphism and Childhood Abuse to Increased Psychiatric Comorbidity in Women With Bulimia-Spectrum Disorders

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2008

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Jodie Richardson, Howard Steiger, Norbert Schmitz, Ridha Joober, Kenneth R. Bruce, Mimi Israël, Lise Gauvin, Annélie S. Anestin, Cathy Dandurand, Heidi Howard,

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Abstract

The present results are consistent with previous findings identifying a subgroup of individuals with bulimia characterized by high psychiatric comorbidity and suggest that the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and childhood trauma may both be pertinent to explaining the presence of greater psychiatric comorbidity in bulimia-spectrum disorders.