1st Edition

Trauma, PTSD and Eating Disorders

Edited By Julie G. Trim, Karen S. Mitchell, Kathryn Trottier Copyright 2025
142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

This book outlines the state of the literature on the intersection between trauma exposure, PTSD, and eating disorders, and provides several new research updates in this area. The functional relationship between these variables is discussed, and promising treatment approach are provided. It is well known that individuals with eating disorders report high rates of trauma exposure and often have... Read more

Introduction: Trauma, PTSD, and eating disorders

Julie G. Trim

 

Part I: New Contributions to the Trauma Exposure/PTSD-ED Link

 

1. Longitudinal associations of trauma exposure with disordered eating: Lessons from the Great Smoky Mountains Study

Rachel L. Zelkowitz, Noga Zerubavel, Nancy L. Zucker and William E. Copeland

 

2. Genetic and environmental influences on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and disinhibited eating behaviors

Niloofar Afari, Marianna Gasperi, Cara Dochat, Jennalee S. Wooldridge, Matthew S. Herbert, Ellen A. Schur and Dedra S. Buchwald

 

3. Intimate partner violence and muscularity-building behavior in latino sexual minority men

Alexandra D. Convertino, John P. Brady, William Grunewald and Aaron J. Blashill

 

Part II: Mechanisms of Effect

 

4. Understanding relationships between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, binge-eating symptoms, and obesity-related quality of life: the role of experiential avoidance

Jennalee S. Wooldridge, Matthew S. Herbert, Cara Dochat and Niloofar Afari

 

5. Examining the roles of emotion dysregulation and impulsivity in the relationship between psychological trauma and substance abuse among women with bulimic-spectrum pathology

Lauren M. Schaefer, Vivienne M. Hazzard, Kathryn E. Smith, Cassandra A. Johnson, Li Cao, Ross D. Crosby, Carol B. Peterson, Scott J. Crow, Anna M. Bardone-Cone, Thomas E. Joiner, Daniel Le Grange, Marjorie H. Klein, James E. Mitchell and Stephen A. Wonderlich

 

Part III: Developing Effective ED-PTSD Treatments

 

6. Posttraumatic stress disorder and eating disorders: maintaining mechanisms and treatment targets

Karen S. Mitchell, Erica R. Scioli, Tara Galovski, Perry L. Belfer and Zafra Cooper

 

7. Integrating cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder with cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders in PROJECT RECOVER

Kathryn Trottier and Candice M. Monson

 

Biography

Julie G. Trim is a Clinical Psychologist who directed the Adult Eating Disorders Program at UCSD, USA. She developed and oversaw a trauma track for patients with co-occurring PTSD and eating disorders (EDs).

Karen S. Mitchell is a Clinical Research Psychologist in the National Center for PTSD and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, USA. Her program of research focuses on eating disorders, trauma, and PTSD as well as health disparities.

Kathryn Trottier is a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Program Lead in the Eating Disorder Program at the University Health Network, Canada, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Canada. She has focused her career on delivering, developing, and evaluating evidence-based psychotherapies for eating disorders.