Relationships Among Childhood Maltreatment, Limbic System Dysfunction, and Eating Disorders in College Women

The mechanisms linking childhood maltreatment and eating pathology are not fully understood. We examined the mediating role of limbic system dysfunction in the relationships between three forms of childhood maltreatment (parental psychological maltreatment, parental physical maltreatment, and parent...

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Main Author: Mercurio, Andrea E. (Author)
Contributors: Hong, Fang ; Amir, Carolyn ; Tarullo, Amanda R. ; Samkavitz, Anna ; Ashy, Majed ; Malley-Morrison, Kathleen
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 520-537
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