Mental and physical health in children of women with a history of anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT: Few studies have investigated the offspring of women with anorexia nervosa (AN). The aim of this study was to examine perinatal status, mental and physical health in the offspring of mothers with a history of AN. Fifty-one individuals with adolescent-onset AN and 51 matched controls (COMP) have been followed prospectively. Presently, 30 years after AN onset, at a mean age of 44 years, female participants who had given birth (n_AN = 40, n_COMP = 40) were interviewed regarding psychiatric health in their offspring using the Developmental and Well-Being Assessment and the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview. In addition, information on the offspring's perinatal status, psychiatric- and physical health was obtained from the Swedish Medical Birth Register and The S

SUBMITTER: Dobrescu SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11564200 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature