Citation

Stuart GW, Laraia MT, Ballenger JC, Lydiard RB. Arch. Psychiatr. Nurs. 1990; 4(1): 43-52.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine, Charleston.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2317098

Abstract

This study characterizes the early family experiences of 30 women with bulimia nervosa and 15 women with major depression, and compares them with 100 women controls, with particular emphasis placed on parental rearing practices, family conflict resolution, sexual mistreatment, problematic childhood indicators, and childhood separation experiences. There is little research on these patient populations in relation to their childhood experiences, and thus, it is difficult to identify markers for women at risk for these disorders. The findings show that there are significant differences between the experiences these women had growing up and those of the control group, and a profile of children at risk based upon the study indicators is presented.

Language: en