Weight Loss Trajectories and Adverse Childhood Experience among Obese Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

• Published in: Journal of pediatric & adolescent gynecology Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 372 - 375
• Main Authors: Rofey, Dana L., El Nokali, Nermeen E., Jackson Foster, Lovie J., Seiler, Emily, McCauley, Heather L., Miller, Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Childhood trauma; Exercise; Family psychiatric illness; Female; Humans; Life Change Events; Lifestyle; Mental Disorders - complications; Obesity - complications; Obesity - psychology; Obesity - therapy; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - complications; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - psychology; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - therapy; Prospective Studies; Psychological Trauma - complications; Weight Loss; Weight management; Weight Reduction Programs - methods; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Lifestyle; Family psychiatric illness; Weight management; Childhood trauma

To examine the effect of childhood trauma and family history of psychiatric illness on weight loss trajectories of obese, female adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Prospective study. PCOS and adolescent medicine outpatient clinics. Participants were, on average, 15.8 years of age, 80...