Eating disorder onset during childhood is associated with higher trauma dose, provisional PTSD, and severity of illness in residential treatment.
Timothy D BrewertonIsmael GavidiaGiulia SuroMolly M PerlmanPublished in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association (2022)
These results have important implications for prevention, treatment and long-term follow-up and highlight the need for early trauma-focussed treatment of ED patients.