ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2018
Children of Parents with Eating Disorders.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and phenotype of eating disorders in assisted reproduction: a systematic review.Reproductive health · 2022Pooled it
- Eating disorders mothers and their children: a systematic review of the literature.Archives of women's mental health · 2020Pooled it
- Turkish adaptation and validation of the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire - Short Parent Version (EDE-QS-P).BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Affective Dimensions in Maternal Voice During Child Feeding in Mothers With and Without Eating Disorder History-Findings From a Machine Learning Analysis of Speech Data.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Prenatal Body Image: Association with Disordered Eating Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms Across Pregnancy.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2025Article
- Bonding and parent-child quality of interaction in parents with eating disorder: A scoping review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- Longitudinal trajectories of eating disorder symptoms in mothers: the predictive role of PTSD and childhood trauma.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Mental and physical health in children of women with a history of anorexia nervosa.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Pediatric feeding disorders among children with parental history of feeding disorders: a distinct group of patients with unique characteristics.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Effect of maternal eating disorders on mother-infant quality of interaction, bonding and child temperament: A longitudinal study.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2023Article
- Risk factors for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Review
- Factors associated with the early emergence of atypical feeding behaviours in infants and young children: A scoping review.Child: care, health and development · 2023Article
- Practical Considerations for Using the Eating Disorder Examination Interview with Adolescents.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2023Review
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- Clinical Trial Data: Both Parents Having Psychiatric Symptoms as Risk Factor for Children's Mental Illness.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- History of pre-pregnancy maternal symptoms of binge eating and childhood behavioral problems in girls and boys.The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Disturbed families or families disturbed: a reconsideration.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Review
- Double trouble? Associations of parental substance use and eating behaviors with pediatric disordered eating.Addictive behaviors · 2021Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewOur primary goal in this article is to review recent findings (from 2015 and on) concerning children of parents with eating disorders. This review addresses the question of whether the offspring of parents with past or present eating disorders have adverse outcomes. This update is timely and informative because recent research includes controlled studies and large cohort designs and earlier reviews relied on case report evidence. RECENT
findingsDespite substantial diversity in study design, sample size, and parental eating disorder definition, overall, existing research suggests that the children of parents with eating disorders exhibit compromised development: a greater risk of perinatal complications; a tendency toward extremes of growth at birth; greater problems in feeding and eating behaviors and greater incidence of eating disorder symptoms; more psychological and socioemotional difficulties; and more negative qualities to parent-child interactions. Data on children's cognitive outcomes is thus far inconsistent. Given the relatively high incidence of eating disorder history in individuals of childbearing age, research into its potential effects on children is necessary. However, the methodological shortcomings and a limited evidence base caution in drawing conclusions. Nevertheless, mental health services should address the possible problems that these children face and offer tailored programs.
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