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## Objective: To examine posttraumatic symptomatology among women with eating disorders. ## Method: A sample of 294 women diagnosed as having anorexia nervosa (n = 121), bulimia nervosa (n = 103), or eating disorder-not otherwise specified (n = 70) completed a version of the posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) symptom scale along with instruments measuring specific eating disorder symptomatology and comorbid psychopathology. ## Results: Of the total sample, 154 (52%) reported current symptomatology consistent with ptsd. however, severity of ptsd symptomatology was unrelated to either type or eating disorder or severity of either anorexic or bulimic symptomatology. severity of ptsd symptoms was significantly associated with depression, anxiety, and dissociative experiences. ## Discussion: The findings suggest that ptsd symptomatology is common and an important clinical variable among women with eating disorders, although apparently it is not directly related to the eating disorder per se.

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Author

David H. Gleaves; Kathleen P. Eberenz; Mary C. May

Publisher

Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0276-3478)

Published

1998

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)