TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Adverse events in childhood as a risk factor for elevated BMI among people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
JO  - Issues in mental health nursing
A1  - Guenzel, Nicholas
A1  - Houfek, Julia
A1  - Watanabe-Galloway, Shinobu
SP  - 829
EP  - 838
VL  - 37
IS  - 11
N2  - Diseases of obesity have become a major cause of morbidity and mortality among people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Childhood adversity has been associated with adult obesity in the general public, but has not been examined among people with mental illness. This study used a secondary analysis to examine childhood adversity and body mass index in people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Among females, a history of physical abuse from parents or paternal emotional neglect was associated with an increased risk for obesity (OR = 3.34 and 2.44, respectively).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0161-2840
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2016.1224281
ID  - ref1
ER  -