Levels of childhood traumatic experiences and dissociative symptoms in extremely obese patients with and without binge eating disorder.
Nord J Psychiatry
; 73(8): 527-531, 2019 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
It has been suggested that obese patients with binge eating disorder (BED) show higher levels of dissociation and childhood trauma.Aim:
This study assesses childhood trauma history and dissociative symptoms in obese patients with BED compared to obese patients without BED.Methods:
The 241 patients participating in the study had to meet obesity criteria. These patients were applicants for bariatric surgery and were consulted by a psychiatry service. Patients were separated into two groups that were accompanied by BED diagnoses according to structured clinical interviews administered according to the DSM-IV (SCID-I). Patients were assessed using the Dissociation Questionnaire (DIS-Q) and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). The two groups of patients were compared.Results:
A total of 75 (31.1%) of the 241 obese patients were diagnosed with BED. The study showed that obese patients with BED had higher dissociative scores than those without BED (p < .05). The results showed higher total scores and two different types of childhood trauma (physical abuse and emotional abuse) in BED patients compared to non-BED patients (p < .05).Conclusions:
Clinicians should be fully aware of BED, dissociative symptoms and childhood traumatic experiences. These results show that, for at least a sub-group of obese patients, BED is associated with obesity and may be connected with dissociative symptoms and childhood physical abuse and emotional abuse.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Obesidad Mórbida
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Maltrato a los Niños
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Trastornos Disociativos
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Trastorno por Atracón
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
2019
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Article