Family eating disorders antecedent and symptomatology in women with an eating disorder (ED) / Antecedentes familiares y sintomatología en mujeres con trastorno de la conducta alimentaria

Resumen

Abstract The purposes of study were: 1) To detect the family eating disorders in mexican patients with eating disorders and 2) In which ways this family antecedent affects its development in this pathology. The sample was formed by n= 44 women. The results showed that 40% reported family eating disorders antecedent. It also revealed that this group has the highest EAT-40 total, and in the factors: motivation to loose weight, avoidance of fattening food, constant concern about food, obsessions and compulsions, and compensatory behaviors, compared to the group that doesn’t present family eating disorder antecedent. This discovery allows concluding that the magnitude of the symptomatology is bigger whit the presence oh this antecedent. Key words: Symptomatology, eating disorder, familiar antecedents.
Resumen Los objetivos fueron: 1) detectar la presencia de antecedentes familiares de sintomatología alimentaria en una muestra de pacientes mexicanas con trastorno alimentario, y 2) de que forma influyen dichos antecedentes en la patología de este trastorno. La muestra estuvo formada por n = 44 mujeres. Los resultados mostraron que el 40% reportó antecedentes de trastorno alimentario en la familia. Fue en este mismo grupo que se detectó mayor puntaje en el total del EAT-40 así como en los factores: motivación para adelgazar, evitación de alimentos engordantes, preocupación por la comida, obsesiones y compulsiones, y conductas compensatorias, al compararlo con el grupo sin antecedentes. Palabras clave: Sintomatología, trastornos alimentarios, antecedentes familiares.