Bulimia nervosa, childbirth, and psychopathology

Objective: To examine whether having a baby following treatment for bulimia nervosa places women at increased risk for continuing or relapsing eating disorders or major depression. Methods: Subjects were women who had participated in a large randomized controlled trial evaluating cognitive behavior...

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Published in:Journal of psychosomatic research 2003-10, Vol.55 (4), p.357-361
Main Authors: Carter, Frances A, McIntosh, Virginia V.W, Joyce, Peter R, Frampton, Christopher M, Bulik, Cynthia M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Bulimia
Bulimia - complications
Bulimia - psychology
Bulimia - therapy
Bulimia nervosa
Childbirth
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Depression
Depressive Disorder - etiology
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Eating behavior disorders
Eating disorders
Female
Follow-up
Follow-Up Studies
Followup studies
Humans
Medical sciences
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Middle Aged
Parturition - psychology
Postpartum
Pregnancy - psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk assessment
Treatments
Women
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Summary:Objective: To examine whether having a baby following treatment for bulimia nervosa places women at increased risk for continuing or relapsing eating disorders or major depression. Methods: Subjects were women who had participated in a large randomized controlled trial evaluating cognitive behavior therapy for bulimia nervosa, who were prospectively followed-up over 5 years. At follow-up assessments (at least yearly), life charts were completed with patients and childbirth was recorded. The presence of eating disorders and major depressive disorder was assessed using the Structured Interview for DSM-III-R. Results: Childbirth was not specifically associated with increased symptomatology. This was found for both eating disorders and major depression in the same year as childbirth and for the year following childbirth. Conclusion: Childbirth is not specifically associated with symptomatology following treatment for bulimia nervosa.
ISSN:0022-3999
1879-1360
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00641-4