RT Article
T1 Eating disturbance and incest
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 11
IS 2
SP 195
OP 207
A2 Wonderlich, Stephen
A2 Donaldson, Mary A.
A2 Carson, David K. 1952-
A2 Staton, Dennis
A2 Gertz, Linda
A2 Leach, Laurie R.
LA English
YR 1996
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639650946
AB This study examines the relationship between reported history of incest and the subsequent development of bulimic behavior. A total of 38 women receiving treatment for reported incest abuse were compared with 27 control subjects who were also in treatment but who denied histories of sexual abuse. The results revealed that incest victims were significantly more likely to binge, vomit, experience a loss of control over eating, and report body dissatisfaction than control subjects. Incest victims also more frequently showed comorbidity with other maladaptive behaviors, such as alcohol abuse, suicidal gestures, self-mutilation, and cigarette smoking. These results suggest that incest may increase the risk for the development of bulimic behavior and that these eating problems may be a part of a larger pattern of dysfunctional efforts to regulate trauma-related emotional distress
K1 Bulimie
K1 Anorexia Nervosa
K1 Inzest