TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Post-traumatic stress disorder in women with eating disorders
JO  - Eating and weight disorders - studies on anorexia, bulimia and obesity
A1  - Hepp, U.
A1  - Spindler, A.
A1  - Schnyder, U.
A1  - Kraemer, B.
A1  - Milos, G.
SP  - e24
EP  - 7
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the frequency of co-morbid post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in women with eating disorders (ED). METHOD: 277 women aged 17 to 50 with a current DSM-IV ED were included. 84 were diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN), 152 with bulimia nervosa (BN) and 41 with ED not otherwise specified (EDNOS). Structured Clinical Interviews (SCID-I and SCID-II) were performed. RESULTS: Sixty-eight participants (24.5%) reported unwanted sexual experiences (USE). Fifty-two participants (18.8%) reported some form of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Four participants (1.4%) met the criteria for PTSD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV (DSM-IV). Participants with a history of USE did not differ from those without USE with regard to ED diagnosis, but were diagnosed more often with any Axis I or Axis II disorder. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of PTSD in this sample of women with ED was low (1.4%), despite a USE rate of 24.5%.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1124-4909
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -