Who is most at risk for bulimia?

Who is most at risk for bulimia?

Barton Blinder, MD (Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry) gives expert video advice on: How old is the typical bulimia sufferer?; Who is most at risk for bulimia?; What is the mortality rate for bulimia? and more...

The highest incidence occurs in women, and the risk factors may relate to genetic propensities for depression and for anxiety. Also, for young women that are in a socially competitive environment, an environment that stresses, for instance, appearance, athleticism, and who are subject to possibly other kinds of stresses, such as academic stress. Anxiety type stresses and pure relational stresses may subject them to this kind of problem.