OBJECTIVE: To review the literature that has examined the relationship between childhood
sexual abuse and the eating disorders. METHOD: Each of the five authors reviewed all …

Background Multiple published sources from around the world have confirmed an
association between an array of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and other traumatic …

This book critically reviews research into child sexual abuse (CSA), and provides a concise
and clear guide to current knowledge. The topics covered include: the prevalence of CSA; …

Studies investigating a possible relationship between sexual abuse and eating disorders
have reported highly discrepant results. Some variability can be accounted for by …

This study explores the relationship between traumatic experiences and dissociate
phenomena in a large group of eating disorder patients (N= 98). Traumatic experiences …

Objective It is of considerable theoretical and clinical importance to assess whether
childhood sexual abuse is a risk factor for the development of bulimia nervosa. The authors …

The term eating disorder generally refers to psychological disorders involving gross
abnormalities in eating. Starvation, rigid dieting, binge eating, and purging are the most …

Consistent evidence demonstrates that many women who encounter the trauma of rape
experience a range of both acute reactions and chronic psychological sequelae. This article …

Clinicians have reported a link between sexual abuse and eating disorders, but research
evidence to date has been equivocal in supporting that link. This study presents data on …

David W. Krueger illustrates a novel synthesis of fundamental psychodynamic principles
with evolving advances in developmental, self, neuropsychological, and attachment …