Eating disorders and posttraumatic stress: phenomenological and treatment considerations using the two-factor model.
The incidence and impact of eating disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are both profound. Recent data have suggested, however, that a possible concomitance may at times exist between the two diagnoses. The purpose of this paper is to increase awareness of the possibility that a presentation of an eating disorder may not be an isolated phenomenon, and it may be diagnostically prudent for clinicians to assess for a history of trauma and/or current trauma symptoms. For a clinician treating both diagnoses concurrently, we suggest utilizing the two-factor model of PTSD, and its natural corollary of neuropersonologic therapy, as a reasonable conceptual and treatment model.
Lating
Jeffrey M
JM
Loyola College Department of Psychology, 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210-2699, USA.
O'Reilly
Megan A
MA
Anderson
Kimberly P
KP
D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001143:Arousal; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*