Childhood Sexual and Physical Abuse as Risk Factors for the Development of Bulimia Nervosa: A Community-Based Case Control Study.

Welch, Sarah L.; Fairburn, Christopher G.

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ERIC Number: EJ527643

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Childhood Sexual and Physical Abuse as Risk Factors for the Development of Bulimia Nervosa: A Community-Based Case Control Study.

Welch, Sarah L.; Fairburn, Christopher G.

Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v20 n7 p633-42 Jul 1996

Young women (n=102) with bulimia nervosa were compared with 204 control subjects without an eating disorder and with 102 subjects with other psychiatric disorders. Results suggest that sexual and physical abuse are both risk factors for psychiatric disorders in general, including bulimia nervosa, but are not specific risk factors for bulimia. (DB)

Descriptors: Bulimia, Child Abuse, Eating Disorders, Females, Mental Disorders, Psychological Characteristics, Psychopathology, Risk, Sexual Abuse, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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