Exposure to early life trauma is associated with adult obesity

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-37

  Gunstad, John ^a   Paul, Robert H ^b   Spitznagel, Mary Beth ^c   Cohen, Ronald A ^b   Williams, Leanne M ^d,e   Kohn, Michael ^f   Gordon, Evian ^d,e,g  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Brain Resource Company   (Australia)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Domestic violence; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS; BULLYING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33747109876     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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