This disorder usually appears within the first year of life.

The disorders appear in the first few years of life.

Typically, such eating disorders first appear among those in their teens or 20's.

In most cases, the disorder appears to occur randomly for unknown reasons (sporadically).

Complicating the problems of cross-cultural diagnosis is the fact that some disorders appear only in particular cultures.

Such disorder appears most often during the first year of lif e and before the age of six.

In some individuals, the disorder appears suddenly, disappears almost as quickly and may not return.

If the disorder had never appeared, might not the label itself have twisted her life?

The disorder appears to be slightly more common in men than women.

The exact causes are unknown, although the disorder appears to run in families and is more prevalent among women.