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Recent data linking sexual abuse to eating disorders remains uncertain. To test such hypothesis, women with three subtypes of eating disorders were studied. The first group was composed of 26 women with anorexia nervosa. The second group had 20 bulimics who were substance dependent while the third group was made up of 27 bulimics who were not substance dependent. The second group had the highest rate of sexual abuse at 65%. However, only 40% of all women in the study were sexually abused. No conclusive findings have been established that clearly link sexual abuse and eating disorders.
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A case study points to teenage pregnancy as a possible factor in the development of anorexia nervosa in a young mother. Although she possessed other variables common to anorexia patients, the patient experienced physical and psychological transformations during pregnancy and motherhood, which were important factors to her developing the eating disorder. The eating condition allowed her to deal with her anxiety about differentiation and identity formation, and to avoid the developmental difficulties that go with becoming an independent adult and a mother.
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A new study examines the relationship between postnatal depression and the eating and weight losing behaviour of women before and during pregnancy.
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