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Antecedent life events of binge-eating disorder.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16713629     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The present study investigated the occurrence of life events preceding the onset of disturbed eating in binge-eating disorder (BED). In a case-control design, 162 matched pairs of black and white women with BED and women with no current psychiatric disorder, and 107 matched pairs of women with BED and a current general psychiatric disorder were recruited from the community for the New England Women's Health Project. Life events in the year before the onset of disturbed eating were assessed retrospectively with an investigator-based interview. Women with BED reported exposure to a significantly greater number of life events during the year before onset of eating disturbances than both the non-psychiatric and psychiatric control women during the same period of time in their lives. Women with BED had a significantly higher risk of exposure to certain specific life events (e.g., critical comments about shape, weight, or eating; stress related to work, school or other sources; major changes in life circumstances and relationships; physical abuse; and feeling unsafe in a variety of settings) than the non-psychiatric control women, while differences between the BED and the psychiatric control group were less marked. There was no evidence for race-specific exposure to antecedent life events. The results suggest that a greater number and certain specific types of life events increase risk for the subsequent development of BED.
Authors:
Kathleen M Pike; Denise Wilfley; Anja Hilbert; Christopher G Fairburn; Faith-Anne Dohm; Ruth H Striegel-Moore
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-05-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychiatry research     Volume:  142     ISSN:  0165-1781     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychiatry Res     Publication Date:  2006 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-05-30     Completed Date:  2006-09-29     Revised Date:  2010-09-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7911385     Medline TA:  Psychiatry Res     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  19-29     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Unit 98, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY 10032, USA. kmp2@columbia.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Bulimia Nervosa / etiology,  psychology*
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Risk Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
046386//Wellcome Trust; 046386//Wellcome Trust; 1K24MH070446/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH-52348/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
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