Comorbid eating, depressive, and anxiety psychopathology is associated with elevated shame in women with food insecurity.
Heather A DavisMeredith KellsSophia TodorovJacqueline KosmasJennifer E WildesPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2023)
Women with food insecurity and an ED were more likely to also screen positive for depression and/or anxiety than women with food insecurity and no ED. Overlap between ED, depression, and anxiety was associated with elevated shame, a harmful, maladaptive emotion with negative psychosocial consequences.