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Molendijk ML, Hoek HW, Brewerton TD, Elzinga BM. Childhood maltreatment and eating disorder pathology: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Psychol Med 2017; 47:1402-1416. [PMID: 28100288 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291716003561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Meta-analyses have established a high prevalence of childhood maltreatment (CM) in patients with eating disorders (EDs) relative to the general population. Whether the prevalence of CM in EDs is also high relative to that in other mental disorders has not yet been established through meta-analyses nor to what extent CM affects defining features of EDs, such as number of binge/purge episodes or age at onset. Our aim is to provide meta-analyses on the associations between exposure to CM (i.e. emotional, physical and sexual abuse) on the occurrence of all types of EDs and its defining features. METHOD Systematic review and meta-analyses. Databases were searched until 4 June 2016. RESULTS CM prevalence was high in each type of ED (total N = 13 059, prevalence rates 21-59%) relative to healthy (N = 15 092, prevalence rates 1-35%) and psychiatric (N = 7736, prevalence rates 5-46%) control groups. ED patients reporting CM were more likely to be diagnosed with a co-morbid psychiatric disorder [odds ratios (ORs) range 1.41-2.46, p < 0.05] and to be suicidal (OR 2.07, p < 0.001) relative to ED subjects who were not exposed to CM. ED subjects exposed to CM also reported an earlier age at ED onset [effect size (Hedges' g) = -0.32, p < 0.05], to suffer a more severe form of the illness (g = 0.29, p < 0.05), and to binge-purge (g = 0.31, p < 0.001) more often compared to ED patients who did not report any CM. CONCLUSION CM, regardless of type, is associated with the presence of all types of ED and with severity parameters that characterize these illnesses in a dose dependent manner.
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- M L Molendijk
- Institute of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Institute of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Associations between adverse childhood experiences and clinical characteristics of eating disorders. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35761. [PMID: 27804994 PMCID: PMC5090200 DOI: 10.1038/srep35761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Patients with eating disorders (EDs) frequently report a history of childhood trauma (CT). We investigated whether certain subtypes of CT are associated with more severe features of EDs, independently of psychiatric comorbidity, and whether they act additively. One hundred and ninety-two patients with DSM-V-defined EDs were consecutively recruited. Five clinical characteristics were assessed: restraint, eating, shape and weight concerns on the EDE-Q, and daily functioning. CT was assessed by the childhood traumatism questionnaire. The clinical features were associated with at least one CT subtype (emotional, sexual or physical abuse, emotional neglect). Multivariate analyses adjusted for lifetime comorbid psychiatric disorders revealed that emotional abuse independently predicted higher eating, shape and weight concerns and lower daily functioning, whereas sexual and physical abuse independently predicted higher eating concern. A dose-effect relationship characterised the number of CT subtypes and the severity of the clinical features, suggesting a consistent and partly independent association between CT and more severe clinical and functional characteristics in EDs. Emotional abuse seems to have the most specific impact on ED symptoms. Last, not all CT subtypes have the same impact but they do act additively.
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Cachelin FM, Schug RA, Juarez LC, Monreal TK. Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders in a Community Sample of Mexican American Women. HISPANIC JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0739986305279022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the association between sexual abuse and eating disorders in a voluntary community sample of Mexican American women. Eighty eating disorder cases were compared to 110 healthy controls on presence of sexual abuse and on characteristics of the abuse. The Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text revision) and the Eating Disorder Examination were used to determine diagnoses and psychiatric comorbidity. Results indicated that compared to controls, cases were more likely to report sexual abuse and had experienced more instances and longer duration of abuse. For the majority of cases, sexual abuse occurred before onset of eating disorder symptoms. There was no relationship between sexual abuse and type of eating disorder or psychiatric comorbidity. Sexual abuse seems to be a risk factor for disordered eating in Mexican Americans. Prolonged abuse and revictimization may increase this risk.
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Utzinger LM, Haukebo JE, Simonich H, Wonderlich SA, Cao L, Lavender JM, Mitchell JE, Engel SG, Crosby RD. A latent profile analysis of childhood trauma in women with bulimia nervosa: Associations with borderline personality disorder psychopathology. Int J Eat Disord 2016; 49:689-94. [PMID: 27038436 PMCID: PMC5268761 DOI: 10.1002/eat.22532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to empirically examine naturally occurring groups of individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN) based on their childhood trauma (CT) histories and to compare these groups on a clinically relevant external validator, borderline personality disorder (BPD) psychopathology. METHOD This study examined the relationship between CT and BPD psychopathology among 133 women with BN using latent profile analysis (LPA) to classify participants based on histories of CT. Participants completed the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I/P), the Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines-Revised (DIB-R), and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). RESULTS The LPA revealed four trauma profiles: low/no trauma, emotional trauma, sexual trauma, and polytrauma. Results indicated that the sexual and polytrauma profiles displayed significantly elevated scores on the DIB-R and that the low/no and emotional trauma profiles did not differ significantly on the DIB-R. Secondary analyses revealed elevated levels of a composite CT score among those with both BN and BPD psychopathology compared to those with BN only. DISCUSSION These findings suggest that both childhood sexual abuse and the additive effects of childhood polytrauma may be linked to BPD psychopathology in BN. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2016; 49:689-694).
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- Linsey M. Utzinger
- Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Heath Sciences, Fargo, ND,Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Linsey M. Utzinger, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 120 South 8th Street, Fargo, ND 58103.
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- Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND
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- Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND
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- Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Heath Sciences, Fargo, ND
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- Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND
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- Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Heath Sciences, Fargo, ND
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- Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Heath Sciences, Fargo, ND
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- Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Heath Sciences, Fargo, ND
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- Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Heath Sciences, Fargo, ND
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Harned MS. Harassed Bodies: An Examination of the Relationships Among Women's Experiences of Sexual Harassment, Body Image, and Eating Disturbances. PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN QUARTERLY 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2000.tb00216.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The present study examined the relationships among sexual harassment and body image and eating disturbances using a sample of 195 undergraduate women. Sexual harassment was associated with a variety of eating disorder symptoms, even when controlling for experiences of sexual abuse/assault and physical abuse. Whereas sexual abuse/assault and physical abuse appear to be nonspecific risk factors for such symptoms, sexual harassment was more closely associated with eating disorder symptomatology than other types of psychological distress. The results of structural equation modeling better supported a model in which body image and eating disturbances were outcomes rather than antecedents of sexual harassment. Finally, several analyses indicated that disordered eating may function as a way to cope with the negative emotions associated with sexual harassment.
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Vajda A, Láng A. Emotional Abuse, Neglect in Eating Disorders and their Relationship with Emotion Regulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Grilo CM, Masheb RM, Brody M, Toth C, Burke-Martindale CH, Rothschild BS. Childhood Maltreatment in Extremely Obese Male and Female Bariatric Surgery Candidates**. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 13:123-30. [PMID: 15761171 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine rates of self-reported childhood maltreatment in extremely obese bariatric surgery candidates and to explore associations with sex, eating disorder features, and psychological functioning. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Three hundred forty (58 men and 282 women) extremely obese consecutive candidates for gastric bypass surgery completed a questionnaire battery. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire was given to assess childhood maltreatment. RESULTS Overall, 69% of patients self-reported childhood maltreatment: 46% reported emotional abuse, 29% reported physical abuse, 32% reported sexual abuse, 49% reported emotional neglect, and 32% reported physical neglect. Except for higher rates of emotional abuse reported by women, different forms of maltreatment did not differ significantly by sex. Different forms of maltreatment were generally not associated with binge eating, current BMI, or eating disorder features. At the Bonferonni-corrected significance level, emotional abuse was associated with higher eating concerns and body dissatisfaction, and emotional neglect was associated with higher eating concerns. In terms of psychological functioning, at the Bonferonni-corrected level, emotional abuse and emotional neglect were associated with higher depression and lower self-esteem, and physical abuse was associated with higher depression. DISCUSSION Extremely obese bariatric surgery candidates reported rates of maltreatment comparable with those reported by clinical groups and roughly two to three times higher than normative community samples. Reported experiences of maltreatment differed little by sex and were generally not significantly associated with current BMI, binge eating, or eating disorder features. In contrast, maltreatment-notably emotional abuse and neglect-were significantly associated with higher depression and lower self-esteem.
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- Carlos M Grilo
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale Psychiatric Research, Yale University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208098, 301 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Steinig J, Wagner B, Shang E, Dölemeyer R, Kersting A. Sexual abuse in bariatric surgery candidates: impact on weight loss after surgery: a systematic review. Obes Rev 2012; 13:892-901. [PMID: 22564306 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2012.01003.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Bariatric surgery is becoming more and more influential as efficient weight loss therapy for the morbidly obese. As many studies propose a relationship between sexual abuse and obesity in general, but especially with regard to weight regain after successful weight loss, sexual abuse might also have a crucial impact on the outcome of the surgical procedures. This review examines the literature comparing weight loss after bariatric surgery in sexually abused and non-abused individuals. We conducted a systematic electronic literature search covering PubMed/Medline, ScienceDirect, PsychInfo and Web of Science. While 13 studies examined prevalence rates of sexual abuse among bariatric patients, eight studies explicitly investigated the effect of sexual abuse on surgery outcome. We hypothesized that individuals with a history of sexual abuse lose less weight compared to individuals with no such abuse history. At first glance, only three out of eight studies demonstrated significantly reduced weight loss in the sexually abused patients. However, a closer investigation of all studies revealed that patients with abuse experiences may indeed tend to lose less weight initially. Still, this sub-population apparently benefits from the surgical procedure, as revealed by increased weight loss over time. Reasons for these mixed results are discussed, as well as the clinical implications that can be drawn from these studies.
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- J Steinig
- IFB AdiposityDiseases, Leipzig University Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.
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Adolfsson B, Elofsson S, Rössner S, Undén AL. Are Sexual Dissatisfaction and Sexual Abuse Associated with Obesity? A Population-Based Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 12:1702-9. [PMID: 15536235 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether there is any association between obesity and sexual satisfaction and sexual abuse in a normal population. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES A representative sample of 2810 subjects from a population study was interviewed about sexual satisfaction, sexual abuse, and life satisfaction. The answers from normal weight, overweight, and obese participants were compared. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. RESULTS Data were presented separately for two age groups, 18 to 49 and 50 to 74 years, and gender. The older group of obese men reported a greater decrease of sexual desire compared with 5 years prior than normal weight men [odds ratios (OR), 2.44; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.4 to 4.3]. The older group of overweight men reported involuntary participation in sexual activities more often than normal weight men (OR, 2.06; 95% CI, 1.1 to 3.8). Although older overweight and obese women were diagnosed with a lingering disease (defined as >1 month) more often than normal weight women (overweight: OR, 2.41; 95% CI, 1.3 to 4.4; obese: OR, 4.45; 95% CI, 1.7 to 11.5), there was no difference between BMI groups in satisfaction with physical health. DISCUSSION Overweight and obese groups seem to be heterogeneous with respect to sexual satisfaction and experiences of sexual abuse. No significant differences were detected between BMI groups, which does not exclude the possibility of significant differences between BMI groups among patients seeking medical attention.
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Groleau P, Steiger H, Bruce K, Israel M, Sycz L, Ouellette AS, Badawi G. Childhood emotional abuse and eating symptoms in bulimic disorders: an examination of possible mediating variables. Int J Eat Disord 2012; 45:326-32. [PMID: 21656539 DOI: 10.1002/eat.20939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to estimate prevalences of childhood emotional abuse (CEA) in bulimic and normal-eater control groups, and to replicate previous findings linking CEA to severity of eating symptoms in BN. We also examined potential mediators of the link between CEA and disordered eating. METHOD Women diagnosed with a bulimic disorder (n = 176) and normal-eater women (n = 139) were assessed for childhood traumata, eating-disorder (ED) symptoms and psychopathological characteristics (ineffectiveness, perfectionism, depression, and affective instability) thought to be potential mediators of interest. RESULTS CEA was more prevalent in the bulimic than in the nonbulimic group, and predicted severity of some eating-symptom indices. Ineffectiveness and affective instability both mediated relationships between CEA and selected ED symptoms. DISCUSSION We found CEA to predict eating pathology through mediating effects of ineffectiveness and affective instability. CEA might influence severity of ED symptoms by impacting an individual's self-esteem and capacity for affect regulation.
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- Patricia Groleau
- Eating Disorders Program, Douglas University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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The tendency to dissociate is characterized by deficits in autobiographical memory. Poor reality monitoring, i.e., the ability to decide whether an event truly happened or was imagined may give rise to autobiographical memory problems. It was hypothesized that the tendency to dissociate, as measured by the Dissociation Experience Scale (DES), is related to deficiencies in reality monitoring. Yet, the results of two laboratory measures of reality monitoring showed no such relationship in a sample of undergraduate students scoring high on the DES. The tendency to dissociate was found to be related to self-reports of traumatization. This association, however, was mediated by a measure of deliberate attempts to suppress memory elements from entering consciousness. This finding suggests that memory problems relating to trauma may be due to “willful forgetting”.
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Gentile K, Raghavan C, Rajah V, Gates K. It doesn't happen here: eating disorders in an ethnically diverse sample of economically disadvantaged, urban college students. Eat Disord 2007; 15:405-25. [PMID: 17987450 DOI: 10.1080/10640260701667904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The bulk of eating disorder studies have focused on white, middle-upper class women, excluding ethnically and economically diverse women and men. Accordingly, our knowledge of prevalence rates and risk factors is reliant on this narrow literature. To expand upon the current literature, we examined eating disorders in ethnically diverse low-income, urban college students. We surveyed 884 incoming freshmen during an orientation class to assess the frequency of eating disorder diagnosis and the risk factors of child physical abuse and sexual abuse before and after age 13. We found 10% of our sample received an eating disorder diagnosis, 12.2% of the women and 7.3% of the men. The majority of these students were Latino/a or "other," with White women receiving the fewest diagnoses. For all women, both child physical abuse and both indices of sexual abuse contributed equally to the development of an eating disorder. For men only the sexual abuse indices contributed to an eating disorder diagnosis. These results indicate that ethnic minority populations do suffer from relatively high rates of self-reported eating disorders and that a history of trauma is a significant risk factor for eating disorders in these diverse populations of both women and men.
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- Katie Gentile
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, New York 10019-1199, USA.
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Ball K, Kenardy J, Lee C. Relationships between disordered eating and unwanted sexual experiences: A review. AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/00050069908257450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Carter JC, Bewell C, Blackmore E, Woodside DB. The impact of childhood sexual abuse in anorexia nervosa. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2006; 30:257-69. [PMID: 16524628 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2005] [Revised: 08/31/2005] [Accepted: 09/24/2005] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the impact of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on clinical characteristics and premature termination of treatment in anorexia nervosa (AN). METHOD The participants were 77 consecutive patients with AN admitted to an inpatient eating disorders unit. The patients were assessed in terms of eating disorder symptoms, general psychopathology, and CSA history at admission to hospital. RESULTS Thirty-seven patients (48%) reported a history of CSA before the onset of the eating disorder. Individuals with a history of CSA reported significantly greater psychiatric comorbidity, including higher levels of depression and anxiety, lower self-esteem, more interpersonal problems, and more severe obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Patients with the binge-purge subtype of AN (AN-BP) were significantly more likely to report a history of CSA prior to the onset of the eating disorder as compared with patients with the restricting subtype (AN-R) of the illness (65% of the AN-BP patients vs. 37% of the AN-R patients; p<.02). Contrary to our predictions, abused patients were not significantly more likely to dropout of treatment overall. However, patients of the binge-purge subtype (AN-BP) with a history of CSA were significantly more likely to terminate treatment prematurely as compared with the other patients. CONCLUSIONS Consistent with previous findings, the present results indicate that the prevalence of CSA is high among individuals seeking inpatient treatment for AN. A history of CSA was associated with greater psychiatric disturbance overall and a higher rate of dropout for patients of the binge-purge subtype.
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- Jacqueline C Carter
- Department of Psychiatry, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Eaton Wing North, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4
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Jacobi C, Hayward C, de Zwaan M, Kraemer HC, Agras WS. Coming to Terms With Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Application of Risk Terminology and Suggestions for a General Taxonomy. Psychol Bull 2004; 130:19-65. [PMID: 14717649 DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.130.1.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 808] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The aims of the present review are to apply a recent risk factor approach (H. C. Kraemer et al., 1997) to putative risk factors for eating disorders, to order these along a timeline, and to deduce general taxonomic questions. Putative risk factors were classified according to risk factor type, outcome (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, full vs. partial syndromes), and additional factor characteristics (specificity, potency, need for replication). Few of the putative risk factors were reported to precede the onset of the disorder. Many factors were general risk factors; only few differentiated between the 3 eating disorder syndromes. Common risk factors from longitudinal and cross-sectional studies were gender, ethnicity, early childhood eating and gastrointestinal problems, elevated weight and shape concerns, negative self-evaluation, sexual abuse and other adverse experiences, and general psychiatric morbidity. Suggestions are made for the conceptualization of future risk factor studies.
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- Corinna Jacobi
- Department of Psychology, University of Trier, Trier, Germany.
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Ray EC, Nickels MW, Sayeed S, Sax HC. Predicting success after gastric bypass: the role of psychosocial and behavioral factors. Surgery 2003; 134:555-63; discussion 563-4. [PMID: 14605615 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(03)00279-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Success after bariatric surgery requires behavioral modification. This study analyzes outcomes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery performed by a single surgeon between 1994 and 2002, and correlates preoperative factors with long-term outcome. METHODS A bariatric database has been maintained since 1994. Beginning in April 1997, patients completed preoperative and annual postoperative questionnaires that collected an array of psychosocial information. We hypothesized that certain attributes are predictive of success after surgery. RESULTS Of the 243 patients in our database, 181 enrolled after 1997. A total of 149 were seen for follow-up at 1 year. Life Experiences Survey (LES) scores and sexual satisfaction improved significantly. Perceived obesity-related health problems, motivation unrelated to social distress about obesity, a Sense of Coherence (SOC) score >110, and an LES score <-1 each independently predicted better weight loss (P<.05). A history of sexual abuse correlated with poorer weight loss (P<.05). Patients with more confidants, multiple previous dieting attempts, and greater anticipated postoperative diet-related stress tended toward better weight loss, but these data did not reach significance. CONCLUSIONS Intrinsic motivational factors appear to predict greater weight loss after surgery. Ongoing follow-up will help determine the utility of preoperative evaluations and the role of preoperative intervention in those with poor predictive factors.
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- Edward C Ray
- Department of Surgery, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Schoemaker C, Smit F, Bijl RV, Vollebergh WAM. Bulimia nervosa following psychological and multiple child abuse: support for the self-medication hypothesis in a population-based cohort study. Int J Eat Disord 2002; 32:381-8. [PMID: 12386903 DOI: 10.1002/eat.10102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To unravel the complex role of child abuse as a risk factor for bulima nervosa (BN), from the perspective of the self-medication hypothesis which asserts that in abused BN cases binge eating is primarily a way of coping with the anxiety or mood disorders that stem from the abuse. METHOD In a population-based study (N = 1,987) DSM-III-R diagnoses were assessed with the CIDI. Differences in exposure rates to child abuse between BN cases versus healthy, psychiatric, substance use, and dual diagnosis controls were employed to test the self-medication hypothesis. RESULTS A history of psychological or multiple abuse was found to be a specific risk factor for dual diagnosis disorder (cases with psychiatric and substance use disorders) and for BN. Nearly all BN cases that experienced multiple or psychological child abuse, showed such comorbid anxiety or mood disorders. DISCUSSION We found tentative support for the self-medication hypothesis.
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- Casper Schoemaker
- Trimbos Institute, The Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association between retrospective reports of different types of childhood maltreatment and current personality disorders (PDs) in patients with binge eating disorder (BED). METHOD A total of 116 consecutive out-patients with DSM-IV BED were assessed with diagnostic interviews and completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire to assess childhood maltreatment in five domains (emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect and physical neglect). RESULTS Eighty-two percent of patients reported some form of childhood maltreatment and 30% met criteria for at least one PD. Emotional abuse was significantly associated with cluster C PD overall and specifically with avoidant PD. CONCLUSION Reports of emotional abuse - but not other forms of maltreatment - were associated with greater likelihood of a PDs in patients with BED.
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- C M Grilo
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Hartt J, Waller G. Child abuse, dissociation, and core beliefs in bulimic disorders. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2002; 26:923-938. [PMID: 12433136 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2134(02)00362-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study of bulimic women examined the relationship between the severity of four forms of reported child abuse (emotional abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse) and bulimic pathology. ln addition, it investigated the relationship of abuse with dissociation and core beliefs. METHOD A sample of 23 women with bulimic disorders completed standardized self-report measures of child abuse, dissociation, core beliefs, and bulimic symptomatology. They also completed diary records of bulimic behaviors. RESULTS No dimensional relationship was found between any form of child abuse and bulimic pathology. However, within this group of bulimics, neglect and sexual abuse were correlated with dissociation. In addition, a subset of core beliefs was associated with child abuse, with different cognitive profiles associated with each form of trauma. CONCLUSIONS The findings need to be interpreted with caution because of the small, heterogeneous sample involved. Further research involving larger, homogenous samples is needed to investigate the generalizability of these findings, in order to determine if particular abusive experiences and core beliefs need to be addressed therapeutically in such cases. In addition, future research should consider the relationships between abuse, core beliefs and other impulsive behaviors.
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- Joanne Hartt
- Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, UK
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Smolak L, Murnen SK. A meta-analytic examination of the relationship between child sexual abuse and eating disorders. Int J Eat Disord 2002; 31:136-50. [PMID: 11920975 DOI: 10.1002/eat.10008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study had two goals. The first was to assess the magnitude and consistency of the relationship between child sexual abuse (CSA) and eating disorders (ED). The second was to examine methodological factors contributing to the heterogeneity of this relationship. METHOD Meta-analysis was used to examine both questions. Fifty-three studies were included in the analysis. RESULTS A small, significant positive relationship between CSA and ED emerged. The relationship was marked by heterogeneity. Effect sizes were largest when CSA was the grouping variable, the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI) or the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) was used as the measure of eating disorders, and nonclinical groups were compared with clinical samples. DISCUSSION Models of CSA and ED need to more clearly specify what aspects of ED (e.g., body image or binge eating) are most influenced by which types of CSA. These specific relationships then need to be examined empirically.
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- Linda Smolak
- Department of Psychology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA.
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Nagata T, Kaye WH, Kiriike N, Rao R, McConaha C, Plotnicov KH. Physical and sexual abuse histories in patients with eating disorders: a comparison of Japanese and American patients. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2001; 55:333-40. [PMID: 11442883 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2001.00872.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Physical and sexual abuse among patients with eating disorders has been a focus of attention in Western countries, however, there is no study comparing the incidence of these factors in Western and Asian countries. Japanese subjects consisted of 38 patients with anorexia nervosa restricting type (AN-R), 46 patients with anorexia nervosa binge eating/purging type (AN-BP), 76 patients with bulimia nervosa purging type (BN) and 99 controls. Subjects from the USA consisted of 29 AN-R, 34 AN-BP and 16 BN. The Physical and Sexual Abuse Questionnaire was administered to all subjects. Minor sexual abuse such as confronting exhibitionism or being fondled by a stranger tended to be more prevalent among Japanese subjects, while victimization by rape or incest was more prevalent among USA subjects. Conversely, physical abuse history was similarly distributed across each diagnostic subgroup in both countries. Events related to physical abuse, such as an abusive family background, may contribute whether eating disorder patients are restricting or bulimic and regardless of culture.
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- T Nagata
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Osaka City University Medical School, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abenoku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
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Laporte L, Guttman H. Abusive relationships in families of women with borderline personality disorder, anorexia nervosa and a control group. J Nerv Ment Dis 2001; 189:522-31. [PMID: 11531204 DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200108000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In a group of intact families, we examined the rates and parameters of verbal, physical, and sexual abuse in 35 women with borderline personality disorder (BPD), 34 women with anorexia nervosa (AN), and 33 women without a clinical history (NC); their experience of multiple abuse and its correlation with their SCL-90-R scores; and their reports of abuse of their siblings. Corroboration of abuse was obtained from some parents in each group. Women with BPD suffered more intrafamilial verbal and physical abuse. Whereas AN and NC women experienced relatively rare single events of extrafamilial sexual abuse at an older age, those with BPD suffered repeated intrafamilial sexual abuse at a younger age and also suffered more multiple abuse. All multiply abused women had more psychopathology. Siblings were reported abused in the same proportions as subjects; many parents of BPDs corroborated their daughters' reports of all three forms of abuse.
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- L Laporte
- Allan Memorial Institute, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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This review examines the current debate on the role that sexual and physical abuse may play in predisposing to eating disorders in women. Despite some discordant opinions, clinicians agree that the experience of abuse in early childhood may be important for understanding the complex genesis of the eating disorders of some women. Three groups of studies are presented: those in which no connections emerge between sexual abuse and eating disorders, those in which a strong link is present and those in which the results refer to a multifactorial interpretative model. Some of the main symptoms, such as reactualization of the trauma, dissociation, personality disorders, pathological relationship with food, distortion of body image, suicide attempts and self-inflicted punishment that victims of abuse and eating disordered subjects share are examined.
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- E Molinari
- Istituto Auxologico ltaliano, Laboratory of Psychology, Verbania, Italy.
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Ackard DM, Neumark-Sztainer D, Hannan PJ, French S, Story M. Binge and purge behavior among adolescents: associations with sexual and physical abuse in a nationally representative sample: the Commonwealth Fund survey. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2001; 25:771-785. [PMID: 11525525 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2134(01)00238-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES (1) To examine associations between binge and purge behavior and sexual and physical abuse among adolescents; (2) to determine if these associations remain significant after controlling for sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics; and (3) to identify aspects of abuse associated with binge and purge behavior. METHOD A nationally representative sample of 6728 adolescents in 5th-12th grades completed the Commonwealth Fund Survey of the Health of Adolescent Girls and Boys. RESULTS Binge and purge behavior was nearly twice as prevalent among girls (13%) as boys (7%), and was significantly associated with all abuse types (physical, sexual, or both). Associations were strongest among individuals who had experienced both physical and sexual abuse [odds ratios 4.28 (girls) and 8.25 (boys)]. Differences in binge and purge behavior by gender and type of abuse across abuse characteristics were limited. A higher percentage of abused youth that did not discuss their abuse reported binge-purge behavior than those who did discuss their abuse. Abused girls and boys who did talk to someone about the abuse most often discussed the abuse with their best friend (42.5% and 18.0%, respectively), their mother (38.8% and 32.2%, respectively), and their friends (27.2% and 19.5%, respectively). DISCUSSION Being physically and/or sexually abused was associated with greater likelihood for engaging in binge and purge behaviors. Discussing the abuse experience with another person may help to reduce binge-purge behavior, as abused adolescents who did not discuss the abuse were more likely to report binge-purge behavior than those who did discuss their abuse.
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- D M Ackard
- Independent Practice, Golden Valley, MN 55426, USA
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Romans SE, Gendall KA, Martin JL, Mullen PE. Child sexual abuse and later disordered eating: a New Zealand epidemiological study. Int J Eat Disord 2001; 29:380-92. [PMID: 11285575 DOI: 10.1002/eat.1034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This community-based study examined how some women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA) develop an eating disorder (ED), whereas others develop depression and anxiety, and others show no adverse psychological sequelae. METHODS A two-stage random community sampling strategy was used to select two groups of women: (1) women with CSA prior to age 16 years and (2) a comparison group of women reporting no abuse. Both groups completed the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), the Present State Examination, and additional ICD-10 eating disorders questions. Information on the nature and frequency of the CSA was obtained at interview. CSA women with ED (CSA+ED) were compared with CSA women without ED (CSA-noED) and with CSA women with anxiety and/or depression (psychiatric comparison group). RESULTS Higher rates of EDs in women who have experienced CSA were confirmed in this study. Belonging to a younger age cohort, experiencing menarche at an early age, and high paternal overcontrol on the PBI independently increased the risk of developing an ED in women who had experienced CSA. Low maternal care was specifically associated with the development of anorexia nervosa, whereas early age of menarche differentiated women with bulimia nervosa. Younger age and early age of menarche also differentiated the CSA+ED women from the psychiatric comparison group. DISCUSSION Early maturation and paternal overcontrol emerged as risk factors for ED development in women with CSA. Although these variables are also risk factors in the general population, women with CSA may be vulnerable to ED development because these risk factors are particular domains of concern that emanate from experiences of CSA.
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- S E Romans
- Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Hannan PJ, Beuhring T, Resnick MD. Disordered eating among adolescents: associations with sexual/physical abuse and other familial/psychosocial factors. Int J Eat Disord 2000; 28:249-58. [PMID: 10942910 DOI: 10.1002/1098-108x(200011)28:3<249::aid-eat1>3.0.co;2-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine associations between disordered eating behaviors and a range of familial/psychosocial factors, including sexual and physical abuse experiences, among adolescent girls and boys. METHOD A statewide representative sample of 9,943 students in Grades 7, 9, and 11 in Connecticut completed a comprehensive survey on adolescent health within their schools. The present analysis focused on measures of disordered eating, sexual and physical abuse, familial factors, peer support, and depressive symptoms. RESULTS Youth at increased risk for disordered eating included those who perceived family communication, parental caring, and parental expectations as low and those who reported sexual or physical abuse experiences. After adjusting for differences in familial/psychosocial factors, associations between abuse experiences and disordered eating were weakened. However, youth who reported sexual abuse were still at increased risk for disordered eating, even after adjusting for physical abuse, sociodemographics, and familial/psychosocial factors (girls: odds ratio [OR] = 1.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.51, 2.64; boys: OR = 4.88, 95% CI = 2.94, 8.10). Youth reporting physical abuse were also at increased risk for disordered eating after adjusting for sexual abuse, sociodemographics, and familial/psychosocial factors (girls: OR = 2. 00, 95% CI = 1.52, 2.62; boys: OR = 1.95, 95% CI = 1.26, 3.04). DISCUSSION The findings suggest that strong familial relationships may decrease the risk for disordered eating among youth reporting abuse experiences, but both sexual and physical abuse are strong independent risk factors for disordered eating among both adolescent girls and boys.
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- D Neumark-Sztainer
- Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, USA.
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The potential role of childhood emotional abuse (CEA) in the etiology and maintenance of eating psychopathology is reviewed. While childhood sexual and physical abuse have been hypothesized as risk factors in multifactorial models of eating disorders, a role for CEA has only recently been considered. Initial findings demonstrate a phenomenological link between CEA and eating psychopathology, and suggest that this association might be different to the links for other forms of trauma (i.e., CEA may have a relationship with a broader range of eating symptoms than sexual and physical abuse). However, the psychological processes that might account for such a link are not yet well understood. Potential cognitive and affective mediators are considered, with a particular emphasis upon low self-esteem and anxiety. A model is proposed, to act as a framework for further research into this field. The clinical implications of the research to date and of the proposed model are discussed.
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- A Kent
- Riversley Park Resource Centre, North Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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Specker S, Westermeyer J, Thuras P. Course and Severity of Substance Abuse in Women with Comorbid Eating Disorder. Subst Abus 2000; 21:137-147. [PMID: 12466654 DOI: 10.1080/08897070009511427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The objective of this study is to ascertain whether the course and severity of Substance Abuse among female patients with comorbid Substance Related Disorder and Eating Disorder (SRD-ED) is similar to or different from the course and severity of SRD among female patients with Substance Related Disorder but no Eating Disorder (SRD). Subjects were voluntary patients, obtained in two addiction programs located within departments of psychiatry in two state university medical centers, and included 66 women with SRD-ED and 211 women with SRD. Data were collected on demography, course and severity of SRD, and associated biomedical conditions. SRD-ED patients were significantly younger and more apt to be single, more highly educated, living with family and friends, employed, and of higher socioeconomic status. SRD-ED and SRD patients were more similar than different on most indicators of course and severity, although several clinical differences prevailed. These clinical differences were primarily ascribed to age. In most respects, patients with comorbid SRD-ED manifest course and severity of SRD similar to patients with SRD. Demographic differences between the two groups can mostly be ascribed to the younger mean age of SRD-ED patients rather than to the comorbid ED. Some biomedical problems are related to the specific consequences of ED.
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- Sheila Specker
- Substance Abuse Program, University-Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Matsunaga H, Kaye WH, McConaha C, Plotnicov K, Pollice C, Rao R, Stein D. Psychopathological characteristics of recovered bulimics who have a history of physical or sexual abuse. J Nerv Ment Dis 1999; 187:472-7. [PMID: 10463064 DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199908000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We sought to clarify the influence of a history of sexual or physical abuse on a variety of psychopathologies in subjects with bulimia nervosa (BN). To avoid confounding effects, the presence of a history of sexual or physical abuse, lifetime axis I disorders, and personality disorders were assessed through direct structured interviews in 44 subjects recovered from BN for at least 1 year. Twenty abused subjects (45%) were significantly more likely than 24 subjects without abuse to have severe general psychopathology and eating disturbance. Compared with nonabused subjects, abused subjects showed a trend toward more frequent lifetime diagnoses of posttraumatic stress disorder and substance dependence. These results suggest that abusive experiences may be associated with some psychopathology of BN, particularly related to anxiety, substance abuse, and more severe core eating disorder pathology.
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- H Matsunaga
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan
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Jarry JL. The meaning of body image for women with eating disorders. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE 1998; 43:367-74. [PMID: 9598273 DOI: 10.1177/070674379804300404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To propose a theoretical model accounting for the meaning and function of body image disturbances for individuals with eating disorders. This model departs from available conceptualizations of body image focused on attractiveness and emphasizes the role of body image preoccupations in the regulation of self-esteem and affect. METHOD This model was developed on the basis of the author's clinical observations and the available empirical research. RESULTS Three main functions of body image are described. The first one, "affiliation," consists of using one's appearance in the establishment of interpersonal relationships, both at the level of friendship and romance. The second function, "avoidance," consists of using one's body image to avoid abuse, be it psychological, physical, or sexual. The third function, "expression," consists of using one's body image to communicate to the self and others one's capacity for accomplishment or one's inner feelings of dejection. CONCLUSION This model is designed to be a therapeutic tool within body image therapy. Body image therapy can be most effective when focused on the unique meaning of body image for each individual patient.
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- J L Jarry
- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ontario
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Kenardy J, Ball K. Disordered eating, weight dissatisfaction and dieting in relation to unwanted childhood sexual experiences in a community sample. J Psychosom Res 1998; 44:327-37. [PMID: 9587877 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3999(97)00258-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A study was conducted to examine the relationships among eating pathology, weight dissatisfaction and dieting, and unwanted sexual experiences in childhood. An unselected community sample of 201 young and 268 middle-aged women were administered questionnaires assessing eating behaviors and attitudes, and past and current sexual abuse. Results showed differential relationships among these factors for the two age cohorts: for young women, past sexual abuse predicted weight dissatisfaction, but not dieting or disordered eating behaviors, whereas for middle-aged women, past abuse was predictive of disordered eating, but not dieting or weight dissatisfaction. Current physical or sexual abuse was also found to be predictive of disordered eating for the young women. These findings underscore the complexity of the relationships among unwanted sexual experiences and eating and weight pathology, and suggest that the timing of sexual abuse, and the age of the woman, are important mediating factors.
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- J Kenardy
- Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
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Anderson KP, LaPorte DJ, Brandt H, Crawford S. Sexual abuse and bulimia: response to inpatient treatment and preliminary outcome. J Psychiatr Res 1997; 31:621-33. [PMID: 9447567 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3956(97)00026-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to explore the clinical impact of child sex abuse on bulimic patients. Specifically, differences in treatment response and preliminary treatment outcome between hospitalized bulimic patients with and without a reported history of sexual abuse were examined. The patients were evaluated for past history of alleged sexual abuse by investigator-based interview and ratings of severity of sexual abuse were made. Assessments of mood, eating disordered-related attitudes, and eating behaviors were conducted at the start of treatment, weekly during treatment, and three months post discharge. Sixty-one per cent (45) of the 74 patients enrolled in the study reported a history of child sexual abuse. The majority of such events constituted serious and very serious abuse by this study's criteria. The abused subjects exhibited higher levels of depression, anxiety, and eating disordered attitudes at each assessment point relative to nonabused subjects. In addition, abused subjects were more likely to be re-hospitalized in the 3 month post-discharge period. Significant differences in the extent of actual bulimic behaviors were not detected. Both the abused and nonabused bulimic patients demonstrated significant reductions in psychiatric symptomatology from pretreatment to posttreatment, and from posttreatment to follow-up. Contrary to prediction, differences in symptomatology between the very serious, serious, and least serious abused groups were not detected. Results suggest that bulimic patients with reported histories of sexual abuse can be effectively engaged in a conventional eating disorder treatment program, but that such abuse may place patients at a disadvantage owing to higher levels of pretreatment symptom severity. Findings suggest that extended and/or more specific intervention may be warranted for the abused bulimic patient.
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- K P Anderson
- St. Joseph Center for Eating Disorders, St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD 21204, USA
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Schmidt U, Humfress H, Treasure J. The role of general family environment and sexual and physical abuse in the origins of eating disorders. EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW 1997. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(199709)5:3<184::aid-erv203>3.0.co;2-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Calam R, Griffiths R, Slade P. Eating disorders, body satisfaction and unwanted sexual experience: U.K., Australian and U.S. data. EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW 1997. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(199709)5:3<158::aid-erv197>3.0.co;2-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Wonderlich SA, Brewerton TD, Jocic Z, Dansky BS, Abbott DW. Relationship of childhood sexual abuse and eating disorders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1997; 36:1107-15. [PMID: 9256590 DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199708000-00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To review the literature that has examined the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and the eating disorders. METHOD Each of the five authors reviewed all identified empirical studies to be certain that inclusion/exclusion criteria were met. Two teams of raters then independently reviewed each study to determine whether it supported any of a series of six hypotheses that had been tested in this literature. RESULTS This review indicates that childhood sexual abuse is a nonspecific risk factor for bulimia nervosa, particularly when there is psychiatric comorbidity. There is some indication that childhood sexual abuse is more strongly associated with bulimic disorders than restricting anorexia, but it does not appear to be associated with severity of the disturbance. CONCLUSION Childhood sexual abuse is a risk factor for bulimia nervosa with significant comorbidity. Further study of the nature of this relationship is warranted.
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- S A Wonderlich
- Department of Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo 58102, USA.
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Brown L, Russell J, Thornton C, Dunn S. Experiences of physical and sexual abuse in Australian general practice attenders and an eating disordered population. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 1997; 31:398-404. [PMID: 9226086 DOI: 10.3109/00048679709073850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the reported rates of child physical and sexual abuse experienced by hospitalised eating disordered patients compared to a control group of women attending general practitioners. METHOD A retrospective survey using the self-report Finkelhor Sexual Life Events Inventory and clinical reports. RESULTS Nearly one-half of eating disordered patients reported a history of child sexual abuse and one-quarter reported child physical abuse. These rates were significantly higher than those reported by the control group. CONCLUSIONS Direct questioning regarding trauma histories is warranted when assessing patients with eating disorders and attention to such issues should be incorporated into the total management plan.
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- L Brown
- Northside Clinic, New South Wales, Australia
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Brown L. Child physical and sexual abuse and eating disorders: a review of the links and personal comments on the treatment process. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 1997; 31:194-9. [PMID: 9140625 DOI: 10.3109/00048679709073820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present paper is to review the available literature on abusive experiences and the development of eating disorders, with particular reference to the theoretical basis of the possible links between them. METHOD The review covers the literature of both interpersonal violence and eating disorders, with special reference to that linking the two fields. Brief case reports and clinical experience from a specialised eating disorders unit are also described. RESULTS Despite much theoretical speculation of a causal relation between abuse and eating dysfunction there is a lack of empirical research to confirm such theories, and a dearth of treatment suggestions to deal with the comorbid problems of the patient with an eating disorder and a history of abuse. CONCLUSIONS There is a need for more clinical and experimental focus in this area, particularly in the study of aetiology and the management of dually affected individuals.
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- L Brown
- Northside Clinic, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia
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Reported history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) was correlated with general measures of psychopathology on the SCL-90-R in a sample that included inpatients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), inpatients with major depression, and a nonpatient control group. When subjects who reported abuse were compared with those who did not, scores for the Global Severity Index (GSI) and all subscales of the SCL-90-R, except for the obsessive-compulsive and somatization subscales, were significantly-higher. When only those subjects who reported CSA were studied and when specific measures of CSA were the independent variables and SCL-90-R subscales were the dependent variables, scores on the hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, and paranoia subscales of the SCL-90-R were significantly higher. Because a large proportion of the sample consisted of borderline patients, and because both the specific measures of CSA and the borderline diagnosis could predict similar SCL-90-R subscale results, a series of stepwise regressions were performed. In the first regression, diagnosis, gender, and specific measures of CSA were the predictor variables and SCL-90-R subscale scores were the dependent variables; in the second regression, SCL-90-R subscales and specific measures of CSA were the predictor variables and diagnosis was the dependent variable. Interpersonal sensitivity was the only significant predictor of the borderline diagnosis. We suggest that, at least in some cases, interpersonal sensitivity may be the constitutional/environmental substrate on which traumatic experiences interact to arrive at the borderline diagnosis.
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- E F Figueroa
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0704, USA
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Wonderlich SA, Wilsnack RW, Wilsnack SC, Harris TR. Childhood sexual abuse and bulimic behavior in a nationally representative sample. Am J Public Health 1996; 86:1082-6. [PMID: 8712265 PMCID: PMC1380613 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.8_pt_1.1082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study examines whether childhood sexual abuse is a significant risk factor for the development of bulimic behavior in women. METHODS Interviews were conducted among a representative national sample of 1099 US women regarding their sexual experiences during childhood as well as their lifetime prevalence of bulimic behavior. Logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios to measure the contribution of childhood sexual abuse to the odds of several measures of bulimic behavior in the population, controlling for the respondent's age, ethnic group, and parents' educational level. Attributable risk analyses were conducted to estimate how much risk for bulimic behavior was due to childhood sexual abuse. RESULTS Victims of childhood sexual abuse were significantly more likely to display bulimic behavior, and a substantial fraction of cases of bulimic behavior could be attributed to such abuse. CONCLUSIONS Childhood sexual abuse is a risk factor for bulimic behavior. Between one sixth and one third of the cases of significant bulimic disturbance could be attributed to childhood sexual abuse.
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- S A Wonderlich
- School of Medicine, University of North Dakota, Fargo 58102, USA
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In this study, clinical data from 22 obese women who reported a history of sexual abuse were compared to clinical data from 22 obese women who denied a history of sexual abuse. Subjects were matched for body mass index (BMI), sex, and age. All subjects were enrolled in a multidisciplinary outpatient hospital-based very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) weight-management program. Subjects completed a structured clinical interview, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire (WEL). Subjects with a history of sexual abuse lost significantly less weight and reported more episodes of nonadherence. Possible explanations for these findings include both psychiatric distress and low weight self-efficacy. The difference between the groups in self-efficacy was greatest in situations involving negative affect or physical discomfort.
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- T K King
- Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA
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The prevalence of woman abuse has serious community health ramifications because of its associated psychological responses. Theoretical frameworks have described behaviors arising from interpersonal interactions as being affected by self-concept. Therefore, assessing self-concept is critical in research and practice for understanding the behavior of abused women and the effects of self-concept on the physical self. This research arose from clinical practice in a rural Mexican American and non-Hispanic white community. The practice focused on individual and group counseling for women and adolescents in abusive relationships. This study was conducted to refine the theoretical basis for interventions related to self-concept and woman abuse for rural Mexican American and non-Hispanic white women.
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Vize CM, Cooper PJ. Sexual abuse in patients with eating disorder, patients with depression, and normal controls. A comparative study. Br J Psychiatry 1995; 167:80-5. [PMID: 7551616 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.167.1.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND A history of sexual abuse has been widely reported in patients with eating disorders. However, the association does not appear to be specific, because a high rate of such abuse has also been found in other psychiatric patients. METHOD A standardised interview method was used to elicit details of sexual abuse in a psychiatrically normal control group and samples of patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or depression. RESULTS An equally high rate of abuse was found in all three clinical samples. Among the patients with anorexia nervosa the presence of bulimic episodes was not found to be associated with reports of abuse; and among the patients with bulimia nervosa there was no relationship between abuse and a history of anorexia nervosa. Among the patients with eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, assessed by means of self-report questionnaire, was not found to be related to reports of abuse, although there was an association between abuse and both indices of impulsive behaviour and the overall level of personality disturbance. CONCLUSIONS Childhood sexual abuse appears to be a vulnerability factor for psychiatric disorder in general and not eating disorders in particular. The way in which abuse interacts with other aetiological factors to produce different psychopathological trajectories remains to be elucidated.
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- C M Vize
- Academic Department of Psychiatry, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London
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It has been claimed that there is no specific link between a reported history of sexual abuse and the eating disorders. In particular, studies and reviews investigating the relationship between reported sexual abuse and the eating disorders have concluded that the prevalence rate of abuse among eating-disordered women is similar to the rates found in other psychiatric groups and in the general population. However, it is argued in this review that such a conclusion is based on an inappropriate level of analysis of the phenomena of sexual abuse and diagnosable eating disorders. When these two relatively blunt constructs are considered in finer detail, there appears to be a complex link between the nature of sexual abuse and specific bulimic symptomatology. This relationship is discussed with particular reference to important mediating factors (including dissociation, self-denigration, borderline personality disorder, and disclosure experiences), the functions of the bulimic behaviors, and the particular cognitive schemata that the victims of abuse may develop. The clinical implications of this relationship are considered, and suggestions are made for further research.
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Long-term correlates of child sexual abuse: Theory and review of the empirical literature. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/s0962-1849(05)80055-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 467] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rorty M, Yager J, Rossotto E. Aspects of childhood physical punishment and family environment correlates in bulimia nervosa. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 1995; 19:659-667. [PMID: 7552835 DOI: 10.1016/0145-2134(95)00024-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Although histories of child sexual abuse among eating disorder patients have attracted considerable attention in the past decade, relatively little is known about parental physical abuse among these patients. We examined aspects of childhood parental physical punishment and its family environmental correlates among women with a lifetime history of bulimia nervosa (BN group; n = 80) and women with no history of eating disorder (Control group; n = 40), recruited primarily by newspaper advertisement. Women in the BN group reported significantly more physical punishment and perceived their discipline to have been more harsh and capricious than women in the Control group. Nonetheless, the groups did not differ significantly in the extent to which they believed they deserved their punishment or in their belief that they were "physically abused." Further, subjects often failed to assert that they had been physically abused despite meeting conservative criteria, while the reverse tendency was uncommon. Finally, increased levels of physical punishment were associated with greater global family pathology in the BN group, but not in the Control group. Our findings underscore the necessity of explicitly inquiring about physically punitive events in the histories of bulimic women, as well as beliefs regarding these events.
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- M Rorty
- UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute 90024-1759, USA
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Dimmitt J. Adult Self-Perception Profile (ASPP) Spanish translation and reassessment for a rural, minority population. West J Nurs Res 1995; 17:203-17. [PMID: 7732686 DOI: 10.1177/019394599501700207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Research has identified problems with self-concept in abused women, and past studies have been conducted, primarily within urban populations. Rural and minority women also constitute subgroups of women at risk for abuse. This study was conducted to reassess reliability and validity of the Adult Self-Perception Profile (ASPP), for investigation of relationships between self-concept and woman abuse in rural communities, and to develop and perform initial psychometric evaluation of a Spanish-language version of the ASPP as a tool to enable investigation of self-concept and abuse for rural Mexican American women. ASPP development is projected for database formation of theoretically based interventions and outcome measurement for woman abuse.
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- J Dimmitt
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA
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At initial contact in an eating disorders clinic, 712 female eating disorder patients were asked if they had been physically or sexually abused as children. They also completed a Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and an Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI). Their eating disorder symptom frequency and severity was determined. They were asked if they had alcohol problems, had attempted suicide, or had shoplifting problems. Twenty-nine percent reported sexual abuse. Twenty-five percent reported physical abuse. There was no correlation between reports of abuse and symptom frequency or severity. The abused subjects were more depressed on the BDI and showed more psychological disturbance on the EDI. Abused subjects were much more likely than nonabused subjects to report alcohol problems, suicide attempts, or shoplifting.
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- D T Fullerton
- University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53792-2475, USA
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In this paper, recent anorexia nervosa research is reviewed with the specific goal of identifying findings that have bearings on clinical management strategies for this particular group of eating disordered patients.
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