%0 Journal Article
%T Sexual abuse and body-image distortion in the eating disorders
%J British journal of clinical psychology
%D 1993
%A Waller, G.
%A Hamilton, Karen
%A Rose, Nikolas
%A Sumra, J.
%A Baldwin, G.
%V 32
%N Pt 3
%P 350-352
%X It has been suggested that there is a link between sexual abuse and bodily self-deprecation in women with eating disorders. In order to test that model, this study considers whether reported sexual abuse is associated with body-image distortion in anorexia and bulimia nervosa. There was no association with the reported presence of a history of abuse. However, the nature of any abuse was important. In particular, women who reported more recent abuse had a substantially greater level of bodysize overestimation. The clinical implications of this finding are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I British Psychological Society
%@ 0144-6657
%U http://dx.doi.org/