Citation

Favaro A, Dalle Grave R, Santonastaso P. Acta Psychiatr. Scand. 1998; 97(5): 358-363.

Affiliation

Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Padova, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9611086

Abstract

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.

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