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Hernandez, Jeanne – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1995
Examines the relationship between eating disorders and history of physical abuse, incest, and extrafamilial sexual abuse. Results of a survey of adolescents (n=6,224) indicate that eating disorders are correlated with all 3 types of abuse. Presence of an eating disorder also correlates with presence of other addictive behaviors, family history of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Child Abuse, Eating Disorders