TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The relationship between self-injurious behavior and self-disclosure in adolescents with eating disorders
JO  - Eating and weight disorders - studies on anorexia, bulimia and obesity
A1  - Klomek, Anat Brunstein
A1  - Lev-Wiesel, Rachel
A1  - Shellac, Evia
A1  - Hadas, Arik
A1  - Berger, Uri
A1  - Horwitz, Mira
A1  - Fennig, Silvana
SP  - 43
EP  - 48
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
N2  - PURPOSE The aim of the current study is to examine the association between self disclosure and self-injurious behaviors among adolescent patients diagnosed with an eating disorder. <br><br>METHODS Sixty three female patients who fulfilled the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of eating disorders were included (i.e. anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and eating disorders not otherwise specified). Participants' age ranged from 11.5 to 20 years (M = 15.42, SD = 1.82). Participants completed self- report questionnaires about eating disorders, self-disclosure, self-injurious behaviors (FASM) and depression (BDI-II) Results 82.5% of the sample endorsed severe self-injurious behaviors. A moderate negative relationship was found between general disclosure to parents and self-injurious behaviors indicating that patients who generally self-disclose to their parents (on different topics, apart from suicidal ideation) engage less frequently in self-injurious behaviors. In addition, the more patients self-disclose their suicidal ideation to others, the more they tend to self-injure. <br><br>CONCLUSION Self-disclosure to parents on any topic may buffer against self-injurious behaviors and therefore it is important to work with adolescents suffering from eating disorders on effective self disclosure. In addition, self-disclosure about suicidal ideation to others by adolescents suffering from eating disorders should always be taken seriously, since it may be related to self-injurious behaviors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1124-4909
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-014-0145-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -