The Association Between Childhood Adverse Life Event History, Eating Disturbance, And Body Mass Index In Active Duty Military Personnel

Abstract

In parallel to the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States (U.S.),the U.S. military is also experiencing unprecedented rates of overweight and obesity among service members (1), which are associated with direct occupational consequences at both the individual and mission-wide levels (2; 35; 123). Additionally, U.S. service members report high rates of noncombat-related, pre-military adverse life event (ALE)exposure (e.g., child abuse, neglect, family violence) (21; 120; 130; 147; 160). Service members with such a history are significantly more likely to separate prematurely and they are at elevated risk for psychiatric morbidity (102; 108; 125; 147).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 2016
Accession Number
AD1063876

Entities

People

  • Jennifer L. Bakalar

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Body Weight
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Human Population
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Sexual Assault

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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