Unité Multidisciplinaire de Chirurgie de l'Obésité, CHRU de Nancy, Rue du Morvan, 54511 Vandoeuvre les Nancy Cedex, France. Electronic address: [Email]
To evaluate the association between childhood or early adulthood traumatic experiences and adulthood binge eating disorder (BED) in 326 male and 1158 female patients. A structured clinical interview for the DSM-IV (SCID-I/P)-adapted to lifetime exploration for the diagnosis of BED and for DSM-IV Childhood Disorders was conducted by the psychiatrist.