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Impact of a history of physical and sexual abuse in eating disordered and asymptomatic subjects
Author(s) -
Favaro A.,
Grave R. Dalle,
Santonastaso P.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10015.x
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , sexual abuse , anorexia nervosa , psychiatry , physical abuse , disordered eating , bulimia nervosa , clinical psychology , eating disorders , medicine , psychology , poison control , injury prevention , medical emergency
The present study aimed to explore the impact of sexual and/or physical abuse among eating disordered patients (ED) and asymptomatic subjects. A total of 86 patients with anorexia nervosa, 69 patients with bulimia nervosa and 81 asymptomatic subjects were assessed. Among ED, we did not find a significant association between abuse experiences and the severity of the eating disorder, or between abuse and dissociative symptoms. Among ED, self‐destructive behaviour appears to be the most important predictor of a history of sexual and/or physical abuse. In contrast, in the asymptomatic group, the score on the Dissociation Questionnaire is the only significant predictor of reported abuse experiences.