@article{ref1,
title="Relationship between trauma history and eating disorders in adolescents",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent trauma",
year="2020",
author="Groth, Taylor and Hilsenroth, Mark and Boccio, Dana and Gold, Jerold",
volume="13",
number="4",
pages="443-453",
abstract="Reasons for developing an eating disorder (ED) are complex, yet one plausible risk  factor gaining more relevance in adolescents with EDs is childhood trauma. The  current study is the first to examine the presence of childhood trauma in relation  to ED symptomatology in adolescents using DSM-5 criteria. It was hypothesized that  patients with more traumatic experiences also have more severe ED symptoms. 112  therapists currently treating adolescent patients diagnosed with an ED completed an  online survey consisting of a DSM-5 ED symptom checklist and a childhood trauma  questionnaire on a current adolescent patient whom they have seen for at least eight  sessions. Children with multiple traumatic experiences and the severity of those  experiences demonstrated a relationship to overall ED (r = .179, p = .059) and  bulimia symptoms (r = .183, p = .054), specifically binging (r = .188, p = .047). and purging (r = .217, p = .021). In addition, logistic regression analyses  indicated that adolescents high on bulimia nervosa (B = 4.694, p = .044) were more  likely to have been traumatized victims of violence. Exploratory analyses support  prior literature that suggest similarities between adolescents' lack of control of  the experienced trauma(s) with lack of control of ED symptoms. These findings  highlight the importance of exploring trauma history when treating an adolescent  with an ED, especially bulimia.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1936-1521",
doi="10.1007/s40653-019-00275-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40653-019-00275-z"
}