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Consequences of child emotional abuse, emotional neglect and exposure to intimate partner violence for eating disorders : a systematic critical review Melissa Kimber, Jill R. McTavish, Jennifer Courturier, Alison Boven, Sana Gill, Gina Dimitropoulos and Harriet L. MacMillan

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleArticleSeries: BMC PsychologyPublication details: Springer, 2017Subject(s): Online resources: In: BMC Psychology, 2017, 5: 33Summary: "Child maltreatment and eating disorders are significant public health problems. Yet, to date, research has focused on the role of child physical and sexual abuse in eating-related pathology. This is despite the fact that globally, exposure to emotional abuse, emotional neglect and intimate partner violence are the three of the most common forms of child maltreatment. The objective of the present study is to systematically identify and critically review the literature examining the association between child emotional abuse (EA), emotional neglect (EN), and exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and adult eating-disordered behavior and eating disorders." (Authors' abstract). Record #5605
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BMC Psychology, 2017, 5: 33

"Child maltreatment and eating disorders are significant public health problems. Yet, to date, research has focused on the role of child physical and sexual abuse in eating-related pathology. This is despite the fact that globally, exposure to emotional abuse, emotional neglect and intimate partner violence are the three of the most common forms of child maltreatment. The objective of the present study is to systematically identify and critically review the literature examining the association between child emotional abuse (EA), emotional neglect (EN), and exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and adult eating-disordered behavior and eating disorders." (Authors' abstract). Record #5605