Étude des antécédents traumatiques et de la comorbidité traumatique auprès d'un échantillon de soixante-neuf patientes anorexiques

The objective of this research was (1) to study overall exposure to traumatic events during life (not only CSA events) and (2) to evaluate comorbidity between PTSD and anorexia nervosa. As seen in previous research, results suggest that women with anorexia nervosa have a history of high exposure to diverse traumatic events during life, and not only sexual traumatic events. Indeed, increasing exposure to trauma appears to increase manifestation of anorexia nervosa symptoms. Women with current traumatic symptoms linked to sexual assault do not manifest more anorexia symptoms than women with a history of other types of traumatic events. Current posttraumatic stress symptoms do not appear to predict the intensity of anorexia nervosa symptoms. Only one variable predicted ED symptoms: OCD comorbidity. Results provide an interesting insight for further studies on PTSD and ED.