The role of depression and dissociation in the relationship between childhood trauma and bulimic symptoms among ethnically diverse female undergraduates

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1161-1172

  Gerke, Clarice K ^a   Mazzeo, Suzanne E ^a   Kliewer, Wendy ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; Depression; Disordered eating; Dissociation; Ethnic differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPERIENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BULIMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIRGINIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750316735     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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