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Sexual Abuse and the Severity of Bulimic Symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Glenn Waller
Glenn Waller*
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester, University of Birmingham, School of Psychology, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
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Abstract

In a clinical series of 40 bulimic women, a reported history of unwanted sexual experience was associated with more frequent bingeing and (to a lesser extent) vomiting. These symptoms were more marked when the abuse was intrafamilial, involved force, or occurred before the victim was 14 years old. Further research is required to establish the causal links between the phenomena of sexual abuse and bulimic symptoms.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 1 , July 1992 , pp. 90 - 93
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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