It is quite common among Jews, particularly girls in their late teens. I don’t know if it has anything to do with shidduchim, because a high percentage of the Jewish girls come from non-frum backgrounds. Amongst the frum sufferers perhaps you are right. I think some of it may be coming from high expectations many Jewish parents place on their children in the non-frum world – they want them all to attend university, whether or not they are so inclined, because they want “professional” children. I know it isn’t in the same classification (according to mental health professionals), but Jews have a high percentage of inflammatory bowel disease as well (crohns, colitis and IBD) and school pressures and stress have been shown to be contributing factors.
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