Factores psicobiológicos en la etiopatogenia de la anorexia nerviosa

Anorexia nervosa is a multidimensional disorder, the causes of which are also numerous. Sociocultural factors play a key role in its etiology, though it is the biological factors that lead to the medical pathology and act as signzficant primary and secondary causal agents. A review of the literature...

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Author: Toro, Josep
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:1999
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/99070
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/99070
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Anorèxia nerviosa
Etiologia
Malnutrició
Anorexia nervosa
Etiology
Malnutrition
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Summary:Anorexia nervosa is a multidimensional disorder, the causes of which are also numerous. Sociocultural factors play a key role in its etiology, though it is the biological factors that lead to the medical pathology and act as signzficant primary and secondary causal agents. A review of the literature reveals the existence of predisposing (genetic, of maturation) and maintaining (biochemical, gastric, metabolic and growth) biological factors, all of which are related to malnutrition.