Risk of eating disorders in international adoptees: a cohort study using Swedish national population registers.

ABSTRACT: AIMS:Compared to the general population, adoptees are more often referred to specialist psychiatric treatment, exhibit increased risk of suicide and display more symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder. However, little is known about the impact of being an adoptee on the risk of developing an eating disorder. The aim of the present study was to assess whether international adoptees have a higher risk for eating disorders than native Swedes. METHODS:In the present retrospective cohort study, data from the Swedish total population registers on individuals born between 1979 and 2005 were used to assess whether international adoptees residing in Sweden (n = 25 287) have a higher risk for anorexia nervosa (AN) and other eating disorders (OED) than non-adoptees with Swedish-born par

SUBMITTER: Strand M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7264708 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature