Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders in a Community Sample of Mexican American Women

Autor/inn/en	Cachelin, Fary M.; Schug, Robert A.; Juarez, Laura C.; Monreal, Teresa K.
Titel	Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders in a Community Sample of Mexican American Women
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 27 (2005) 4, S.533-546 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986305279022
Schlagwörter	Females; Risk; Mental Disorders; Mexican Americans; Sexual Abuse; Behavioral Science Research; Ethnic Groups; Eating Disorders + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Risiko; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Hispanoamerikaner; Sexueller Missbrauch; Ethnie; Appetite disorder; Essstörung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the association between sexual abuse and eating disorders in a voluntary community sample of Mexican American women. Eighty eating disorder cases were compared to 110 healthy controls on presence of sexual abuse and on characteristics of the abuse. The Structured Clinical Interview for the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (4th ed., text revision) and the Eating Disorder Examination were used to determine diagnoses and psychiatric comorbidity. Results indicated that compared to controls, cases were more likely to report sexual abuse and had experienced more instances and longer duration of abuse. For the majority of cases, sexual abuse occurred before onset of eating disorder symptoms. There was no relationship between sexual abuse and type of eating disorder or psychiatric comorbidity. Sexual abuse seems to be a risk factor for disordered eating in Mexican Americans. Prolonged abuse and revictimization may increase this risk. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10