Project title:
An investigation into eating and anxiety disorder risk factors and genetic architecture in adolescent twin girls
Chief Investigator:
Dr Kate Fairweather-Schmidt
Funding Amount:
$74,906
Recipient:
Flinders University
Overview:
This project will provide crucial information of eating disorder risk during its greatest incidence period of adolescence, both at a diagnostic and symptom level, of pertinence to clinical and public health applications. Findings will (1) generate knowledge pertaining to observed co-occurrence of eating disorders and anxiety, including overlap between genetic and environmental risk factors; and, (2) identify strategic and specific targets that can maximise the success of interventions for prevention and treatment of eating and anxiety disorders.