Adverse childhood experiences in adults with morbid obesity.

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  • Susana Silva Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga.
  • Angela Maia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.897

Abstract

Research has shown that morbid obesity adults have more adverse childhood experiences. The aim of our work was to study the prevalence of this experience in a sample with 75 participants with morbid obesity (weight range of 118.57 Kg) candidate to bariatric surgery. Sixty-six (88%) participants had at least one adverse childhood experience, 51 (68%) refer at least four adverse experiences. The results suggest that a large number of participants had adverse childhood experiences, and food behaviour should be understood attending to the whole life of the individual.

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Silva S, Maia A. Adverse childhood experiences in adults with morbid obesity. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2008 Feb. 13 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];20(6):495-502. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/897

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