Information about Trauma and Eating Issues

[Kizzie]

Psychotropic Medications Cause Weight Gain in Psychiatric Patients, Study Finds.  Most Frequently Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs:  Xanax (alprazolam); Zoloft (sertraline); Celexa (citalopram); Prozac (fluoxetine); Ativan (lorazepam); Desyrel (trazodone HCL);   Lexapro (escitalopram).

James Corden on fat shaming - Corden responds to Bill Maher's truly awful segment about bringing back fat shaming.

OOTS member Sandra Yelich's book How to Make Peace with Food was recently published and she was kind enough to write a blog article about one of the themes - how trauma can Impact our relationship with food.

Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong  Huffington Post, Sept 2018.  This article doesn't talk about trauma, but it does contain a lot of helpful data and insights about obesity.

The Last Conversation You'll Ever Need to Have About Eating Right, Grub Street.  Not about trauma and eating, but some good common sense info about healthy eating. 

Academic Research Linking Relational Trauma to Disordered Eating

Amianto, F., Spalatro, A., Rainis, M., Andriulli, C., Lavagnino, L., Abbate-Daga, G., & Fassino, S. (2018). Childhood emotional abuse and neglect in obese patients with and without binge eating disorder: Personality and psychopathology correlates in adulthood. Psychiatry Research, 269, 692–699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.08.089

Belli, H., Ural, C., Akbudak, M., & Sagaltıcı, E. (2019). Levels of childhood traumatic experiences and dissociative symptoms in extremely obese patients with and without binge eating disorder. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 73, 527–531. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2019.1662085

Breland, J., Donalson, R., Dinh, J., & Maguen, S. (2018). Trauma exposure and disordered eating: A qualitative study. Women & Health, 58(2), 160–174. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2017.1282398

Brewerton T. (2017). Food addiction as a proxy for eating disorder and obesity severity, trauma history, PTSD symptoms, and comorbidity. Eating and Weight Disorders: EWD, 22(2), 241–247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-016-0355-8

Briere, J. & Scott, C. (2007). Assessment of trauma symptoms in eating-disordered populations. The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 15(4), 347-358.  https://doi:10.1080/10640260701454360   

Danese, A., & Tan, M. (2014). Childhood maltreatment and obesity: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Molecular Psychiatry, 19(5), 544–554. https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2013.54

Hemmingsson, E., Johansson, K., & Reynisdottir, S. (2014). Effects of childhood abuse on adult obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 15(11), 882–893. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12216

Imperatori, C., Innamorati, M., Lamis, D., Farina, B., Pompili, M., Contardi, A., & Fabbricatore, M. (2016). Childhood trauma in obese and overweight women with food addiction and clinical-level of binge eating. Child Abuse & Neglect, 58, 180–190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.06.023

Masodkar, K., Johnson, J. & Peterson, M. (2016). Review of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Obesity: Exploring the Link. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.4088/PCC.15r01848 

Mason, S., Bryn Austin, S., Bakalar, J., Boynton-Jarrett, R., Field, A., Gooding, H., Holsen, L., Jackson, B., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Sanchez, M., Sogg, S., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., & Rich-Edwards, J. (2016). Child maltreatment's heavy toll: The need for trauma-informed obesity prevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 50(5), 646–649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.11.004 

Moulton, S., Newman, E., Power, K., Swanson, V., & Day, K. (2015). Childhood trauma and eating psychopathology: A mediating role for dissociation and emotion dysregulation? Child Abuse & Neglect, 39, 167–174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.07.003

McKelvey, L., Saccente, J., & Swindle, T. (2019). Adverse Childhood Experiences in infancy and toddlerhood predict obesity and health outcomes in middle childhood. Childhood Obesity, 15(3), 206–215. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2018.0225

Michopoulos, V., Powers, A., Moore, C., Villarreal, S., Ressler, K., & Bradley, B. (2015). The mediating role of emotion dysregulation and depression on the relationship between childhood trauma exposure and emotional eating. Appetite, 91, 129–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.03.036 

Palmisano, G., Innamorati, M. & Vanderlinden, J. (2016). Life adverse experiences in relation with obesity and binge eating disorder: A systematic review. Journal of Behavioral Addictions 5(1), 11-31. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.5.2016.018

Palmisano, G., Innamorati, M., Susca, G., Traetta, D., Sarracino, D., & Vanderlinden, J. (2018). Childhood traumatic experiences and dissociative phenomena in eating disorders: Level and association with the severity of binge eating symptoms. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 19(1), 88–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2017.1304490

Pugh, M., Waller, G., & Esposito, M. (2018). Childhood trauma, dissociation, and the internal eating disorder 'voice'. Child Abuse & Neglect, 86, 197–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.10.005

Quilliot, D., Brunaud, L., Mathieu, J., Quenot, C., Sirveaux, M., Kahn, J., Ziegler, O., & Witkowski, P. (2019). Links between traumatic experiences in childhood or early adulthood and lifetime binge eating disorder. Psychiatry Research, 276, 134–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.05.008

Rehkopf, D., Headen, I., Hubbard, A., Deardorff, J., Kesavan, Y., Cohen, A., Patil, D., Ritchie, L., & Abrams, B. (2016). Adverse childhood experiences and later life adult obesity and smoking in the United States. Annals of Epidemiology, 26(7), 488–492.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.06.003

Stojek, M., Maples-Keller, J., Dixon, H., Umpierrez, G., Gillespie, C., & Michopoulos, V. (2019). Associations of childhood trauma with food addiction and insulin resistance in African-American women with diabetes mellitus. Appetite, 141, 104317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.104317

Tagay, S., Schlottbohm, E., Reyes-Rodriguez, M., Repic, N. & Senf, W. (2014). Eating disorders, trauma, PTSD, and psychosocial resources. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 22(1), 33-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2014.857517

Trottier, K., & MacDonald, D. (2017). Update on psychological trauma, other severe adverse experiences and eating disorders: State of the research and future research directions. Current Psychiatry Reports, 19, 45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-017-0806-6

Waller, G., Corstorphine, E. & Mountford, V. (2007). The role of emotional abuse in the eating disorders: Implications for treatment. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 15(4), 317-331. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640260701454337

Wang, Y., Wu, B., Yang, H., & Song, X. (2015). The effect of childhood abuse on the risk of adult obesity. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 27(3), 175–184. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26247216/

Weiss, F. (2018). Implications of attachment theory and neuroscience for the psychotherapeutic treatment of obesity and overeating. The American Journal of Psychotherapy, 71(1). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180002

Wolf, N., & Elklit, A. (2018). Child Maltreatment and disordered eating in adulthood: A mediating role of PTSD and Self-Esteem? Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 13(1), 21–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-018-0224-x

[Kizzie]

Quite eye opening just how much research there has been into eating disorders and relational trauma and yet few survivors, medical and mental professionals seem to know about the link. 

[Kizzie]

I love this video by Gabor Mate because he captures what I've known for some time now about my overeating, drinking and smoking. "How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=BVg2bfqblGI

[Blueberry]

Thanks for posting that Kizzie, it's a real eye-opener. Explains a lot.

[Kizzie]

It really does doesn't it?  And it takes a lot of shame out of the equation when we understand it's not us, it's what happened to us - trauma. 

Confirms for me how much we all need more and  (caring connection with self and others) versus substances /behaviours that numb/comfort/block the emptiness and fear.

[Kizzie]

Very interesting (and hopeful) article for those of us whose comorbidity is food addiction and obesity - Common Heart Disease Drug Reverses Obesity By Targeting Inflammation in Mice.