Adverse Childhood Experiences in a Post-bariatric Surgery Psychiatric Inpatient Sample

Fink, Kathryn; Ross, Colin A.

doi:10.1007/s11695-017-2767-6

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Adverse Childhood Experiences in a Post-bariatric Surgery Psychiatric Inpatient Sample

Fink, Kathryn, Ross, Colin A.·2017·Obesity Surgery

DOI 10.1007/s11695-017-2767-6

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Background Sixty-three inpatients in a psychiatric hospital who had previously undergone bariatric surgery were interviewed by the hospital dietitian. The purpose of the study was to determine the frequency of adverse childhood experiences in this population.Methods Participants completed the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Scale.Results The average score on the ACE was 5.4 (3.3); 76% of participants reported childhood emotional neglect, 70% childhood verbal abuse, and 64% childhood sexual abuse; only two participants reported no adverse childhood experiences.Conclusions The participants in the study reported high levels of adverse childhood experiences compared to the general population, which is consistent with prior literature on rates of childhood trauma in post-bariatric surgery patients. The role of adverse childhood experiences in post-bariatric surgery adaptation should be investigated in future research, including in prospective studies.

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Authors: Fink, K., & Ross, C. A.
Corresponding author: Ross, Colin A.
ORCID: Ross, Colin A.
Venue: Obesity Surgery
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2017-06-08
Volume: 27
Issue: 12
Pages: 3253-3257
ISSN: 0960-8923 (ISSN-L)
1708-0428
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-017-2767-6
OpenAlex: W2623130766
Cited by: 8
References: 51
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1
FWCI: 0.68
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
Locations: Obesity Surgery (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords: adverse childhood experiences, childhood trauma
MeSH terms: Adult, Age Factors, Mental Disorders, Child, Female, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Humans, Inpatients, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Morbid, Surveys and Questionnaires, Bariatric Surgery

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