@article {Claes:July 2007:1064-0266:305,
	author = "Claes, Laurence",
	author = "Vandereycken, Walter",
	title = "Is There a Link between Traumatic Experiences and Self-Injurious Behaviors in Eating-Disordered Patients?",
	journal = "Eating Disorders",
	volume = "15",
	year = "July 2007",
	abstract = "To find out more about the relationship between the presence of self-injurious behavior (SIB) and a history of traumatic experiences, we studied this link in 70 patients with an eating disorder (ED). The sample showed a high frequency of SIB (38.6%), particularly in patients with bulimia nervosa. We also found high percentages of self-reported experiences of physical (32.3%) and sexual abuse (47.7%). The presence of SIB turned out to be associated with a history of physical and/or sexual abuse. Patients who had suffered interpersonal abuse before the age of 15 were more likely to develop self-destructive behaviors. In line with other investigations, we found that high levels of dissociation and self-criticism differentiated sexually abused ED patients with SIB from those without SIB. We discuss some clinical implications of our findings, with suggestions for treatment.",
	pages = "305-315(11)",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/uedi/2007/00000015/00000004/art00003"
	doi = "doi:10.1080/10640260701454329"
}