Binge and purge behavior among adolescents:
Child Abuse & NeglectPublished 1 June 2001
Diann M. Ackard, Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer, Peter J. Hannan, Simone A. French, Mary Story
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Being physically and/or sexually abused was associated with greater likelihood for engaging in binge and purge behaviors, and Discussing the abuse experience with another person may help to reduce binge-purge behavior.
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Being physically and/or sexually abused was associated with greater likelihood for engaging in binge and purge behaviors. Discussing the abuse experience with another person may help to reduce binge-purge behavior, as abused adolescents who did not discuss the abuse were more likely to report binge-purge behavior than those who did discuss their abuse.
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