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Risk factors for binge eating disorder: a community-based, case-control study
C G Fairburn1, H A Doll, S L Welch
1Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford University, England.
Archives of General Psychiatry
|May 22, 1998
Summary
Adverse childhood experiences, parental depression, and negative comments about body image are key risk factors for binge eating disorder (BED). These factors are less pronounced in BED compared to bulimia nervosa.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Eating Disorders
- Psychological Medicine
Background:
- Eating disorders have numerous risk factors, but those specific to binge eating disorder (BED) are not well understood.
- Research is needed to identify the unique risk factors associated with BED.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and compare risk factors for binge eating disorder (BED).
- To differentiate risk factors between BED and other eating disorders and psychiatric conditions.
Main Methods:
- A community-based, case-control study was conducted.
- Participants included women with BED, bulimia nervosa, other psychiatric disorders, and healthy controls.
Main Results:
- Risk factors for BED include adverse childhood experiences, parental depression, obesity vulnerability, and negative comments on shape, weight, and eating.
- BED was associated with more childhood obesity and negative comments compared to other psychiatric disorders.
- Childhood traits and obesity vulnerability differentiated BED from bulimia nervosa.
Conclusions:
- BED is linked to risk factors for psychiatric disorders and obesity.
- Risk factors for BED are less extensive than for bulimia nervosa.
- Perfectionism, negative self-evaluation, and obesity vulnerability characterize bulimia nervosa.