Abstract
The link between childhood traumatic experiences such as sexual and physical abuse and EDs in adulthood has been widely demonstrated. To date, however, little research focused on the association between emotional abuse and neglect in childhood and Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and obesity in adulthood.We enrolled 127 patients [84 with BED and 43 obese] and 45 healthy controls (HCs). All participants were administered the same battery of psychometric tests. Between-group differences were explored and the relationship between emotional abuse and neglect in childhood and personality and psychopathology in adulthood was tested.Obese patients showed higher scores in emotional abuse and neglect and sexual abuse when compared to HCs. Within obese participants, those with BED reported higher emotional abuse and emotional neglect than obese without BED and HCs; the BED group differed in physical and sexual abuse from obese participants.The association between traumatic experiences in childhood and obesity in adulthood has been confirmed independently of the type of trauma. Therapists should take into account the traumatic etiology of BED, in particular psychological abuse, even in those patients who do not recall physical or sexual abuses. Specific techniques to approach traumatic experiences could be applied to BED or non-BED patients.
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