title: [Adverse childhood experiences in adults with morbid obesity].
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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires