Shared Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia, Binge Eating in Adolescents

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There may be shared genetic risk between schizophrenia and binge eating behaviors, according to research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Previous studies have suggested comorbidities between psychotic and eating disorders and that the two could have a shared genetic liability, but this has been overlooked in epidemiologic literature.

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