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Obese adults have a significantly higher prevalence of childhood sexual and nonsexual abuse, early parental loss, parental alcoholism, chronic depression, and family dysfunction compared to always-slender adults, and often use overeating and obesity as coping mechanisms for emotional distress. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

July 1, 1993Southern Medical Journal

Childhood Sexual Abuse, Depression, and Family Dysfunction in Adult Obese Patients

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Why the study?

Is there a higher prevalence of childhood abuse, depression, and family dysfunction in adult obese patients compared to always-slender adults?

Population

100 significantly overweight patients sequentially applying to a very low calorie diet program and 100…

Comparison

Psychiatric/psychological interview regarding… vs 100 always-slender adults

Design

Case-control

Authors

VFVincent J. FelittiUniversity of California System

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Implication

Supports association of childhood adversity with adult obesity; hypothesis-generating, requires prospective confirmation before clinical implications.

Structured PICO

Is there a higher prevalence of childhood abuse, depression, and family dysfunction in adult obese patients compared to always-slender adults?

Population

100 significantly overweight patients sequentially applying to a very low calorie diet (VLCD) program and 100 always-slender adult controls

Intervention

Psychiatric/psychological interview regarding life events

Comparator

100 always-slender adults

Outcome

Prevalence of childhood sexual abuse, nonsexual childhood abuse, early parental loss, parental alcoholism, chronic depression, and marital family dysfunctionpatient reported

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Vincent J. Felitti (1993) studied this question.

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Implication

Supports association of childhood adversity with adult obesity; hypothesis-generating, requires prospective confirmation before clinical implications.

Childhood Sexual Abuse, Depression, and Family Dysfunction in Adult Obese Patients

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Childhood Sexual Abuse, Depression, and Family Dysfunction in Adult Obese Patients

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