Adverse Childhood Experiences Predict Treatment Drop Out in Adolescents and Young Adults With Eating Disorders
This study suggests that ACE exposure increases youth attrition from eating disorders treatment in a stepwise manner. Treatment programs for youth with eating disorders should focus additional effort on early intervention for youth who have dealt with childhood adversities, potentially by implementing trauma-informed practice into assessments and treatment.
Authors
- David Lindenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9422-697X)
- Gina Dimitropoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9487-0290)
- Amelia Austin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4979-4847)
- Asmita Bhattarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6689-7218)
- Gisele Marcoux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3537-6249)
- Manya Singh
- Abigail Trebilcock
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- Allen Institute for Brain Science (US)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24558
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00