The effects of childhood trauma on daily mood lability and comorbid psychopathology in bulimia nervosa.

Abstract

A study of bulimic women examined the relationship between histories of childhood trauma and psychiatric disorders, as well as daily measures of mood and behavior. One hundred twenty-three women with bulimia nervosa were assessed with interviews and completed an Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) protocol in which they carried a palmtop computer for 2 weeks. Sexual abuse was associated with a history of mood and anxiety disorders, and emotional abuse with eating disorder psychopathology. In the EMA assessment, sexual abuse was associated with daily purging frequency and self-destructive behavior. Emotional abuse was associated with average daily mood and mood lability. These findings support the idea that child maltreatment may be associated with various aspects of bulimia-related psychopathology.

• Authors: Stephen A Wonderlich, Steven Rosenfeldt, Ross D Crosby, James E Mitchell, Scott G Engel, Joshua Smyth, Raymond Miltenberger
• Journal: Journal of traumatic stress (J Trauma Stress) Vol. 20 Issue 1 Pg. 77-87 (Feb 2007) ISSN: 0894-9867 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17345648 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Affect
• Bulimia Nervosa (epidemiology)
• Child
• Child Abuse (psychology)
• Comorbidity
• Female
• Humans
• Interview, Psychological
• Mental Disorders (epidemiology)
• Middle Aged
• Surveys and Questionnaires