Context Eating disorders are severe conditions, but little is known about the prevalence or
correlates of these disorders from population-based surveys of adolescents. Objectives To …

OBJECTIVE: To present estimates of the lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV mental disorders
with and without severe impairment, their comorbidity across broad classes of disorder, and …

Background: Ecological studies support the hypothesis that suicide may be “contagious” (ie,
exposure to suicide may increase the risk of suicide and related outcomes). However, this …

Importance Mendelian randomization (MR) studies use genetic variation associated with
modifiable exposures to assess their possible causal relationship with outcomes and aim to …

Mendelian randomisation (MR) studies allow a better understanding of the causal effects of
modifiable exposures on health outcomes, but the published evidence is often hampered by …

Several methods have been proposed for partially or point identifying the average treatment
effect (ATE) using instrumental variable (IV) type assumptions. The descriptions of these …

Objective: Anorexia nervosa has been consistently associated with increased mortality, but
whether this is true for other types of eating disorders is unclear. The goal of this study was to …

Mendelian randomization (MR) studies are often described as naturally occurring randomized
trials in which genetic factors are randomly assigned by nature. Conceptualizing MR …

© 2013 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins www. epidem. com| 371 via risk differences, odds ratios,
or partial r2 or F statistics like Davies et al5 did and several authors have recommended. 6, …

Objective To investigate the association between overeating (without loss of control) and binge
eating (overeating with loss of control) and adverse outcomes. Design Prospective cohort …