Association of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders in undergraduate medical students
Aim: The aim of the study was to study the association of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders (EDs) and to assess and compare the relationship with food, concerns about weight gain, and restrictive or compensatory practices in male and female undergraduate medical students. Material...
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oai:doaj.org-article:7a272c1dc3c140358eec0f78d9dfcd1d2021-11-12T10:11:30ZAssociation of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders in undergraduate medical students0972-67480976-279510.4103/0972-6748.328802https://doaj.org/article/7a272c1dc3c140358eec0f78d9dfcd1d2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=120;epage=126;aulast=Samudrahttps://doaj.org/toc/0972-6748https://doaj.org/toc/0976-2795Aim: The aim of the study was to study the association of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders (EDs) and to assess and compare the relationship with food, concerns about weight gain, and restrictive or compensatory practices in male and female undergraduate medical students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, analytical study was performed in a Tertiary Care Medical College and Research Hospital in a suburban area of India. After obtaining ethical clearance, 100 final-year undergraduate students were included in the study with their informed consent. Self-made questionnaire, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Stirling ED Scale with Disordered Eating Attitude Scale were used. Spearman's correlation coefficient (Rho) was calculated. Results: There was a significant correlation of history of childhood psychological trauma in the form of emotional abuse, emotional neglect or physical abuse and physical neglect with higher prevalence of disordered eating behaviors and relationship with food, concern about weight gain, and compensatory practices. No significant relationship was found in a history of sexual abuse. Conclusion: The importance of a healthy psychosocial upbringing and nurturing by parents to prevent development of psychiatric comorbidities is an important finding in this study.Madhura SamudraSupriya DavisNishtha GuptaSuprakash ChaudhuryDaniel SaldanhaWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticlechildhood psychological traumaeating disordersmedical studentsPsychiatryRC435-571Industrial psychologyHF5548.7-5548.85ENIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 120-126 (2021) |
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Aim: The aim of the study was to study the association of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders (EDs) and to assess and compare the relationship with food, concerns about weight gain, and restrictive or compensatory practices in male and female undergraduate medical students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, analytical study was performed in a Tertiary Care Medical College and Research Hospital in a suburban area of India. After obtaining ethical clearance, 100 final-year undergraduate students were included in the study with their informed consent. Self-made questionnaire, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Stirling ED Scale with Disordered Eating Attitude Scale were used. Spearman's correlation coefficient (Rho) was calculated. Results: There was a significant correlation of history of childhood psychological trauma in the form of emotional abuse, emotional neglect or physical abuse and physical neglect with higher prevalence of disordered eating behaviors and relationship with food, concern about weight gain, and compensatory practices. No significant relationship was found in a history of sexual abuse. Conclusion: The importance of a healthy psychosocial upbringing and nurturing by parents to prevent development of psychiatric comorbidities is an important finding in this study. |
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Association of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders in undergraduate medical students |
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Association of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders in undergraduate medical students |
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Association of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders in undergraduate medical students |
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Association of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders in undergraduate medical students |
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Association of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders in undergraduate medical students |
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association of childhood psychological trauma with eating disorders in undergraduate medical students |
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