Food addiction as a proxy for eating disorder and obesity severity, trauma history, PTSD symptoms, and comorbidity.

CONCLUSIONS: Food addiction (FA) may be used as a proxy for (1) bulimic eating disorder severity, (2) complex trauma histories, (3) severity of PTSD and PTSD symptoms, (4) intensity of psychiatric comorbidity, (5) severity of obesity, as well as (6) their combination. Implications for developing treatment strategies are discussed. The case for a comprehensive management that requires careful attention to medical and psychiatric assessment and integrated care that incorporates trauma-focused treatment is made. PMID: 28361213 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Eating and weight disorders : EWD - Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Tags: Eat Weight Disord Source Type: research