Table 1 PICOTS parameters outlining inclusion/exclusion criteria for the database searches
| Parameter | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
Adults who report adverse life experiences in childhood or adulthood Adults with eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, eating disorder not otherwise specified/ unspecified feeding or eating disorder, binge eating disorder Adults with obesity who also have a diagnosis of an eating disorder |
Children (age < 18) Populations who do not have a diagnosed eating disorder Populations with obesity but no ED Populations not exposed to adverse/traumatic life experiences Animal studies |
| Intervention/Exposure |
Family-related adverse/traumatic childhood experiences Family related adverse/traumatic adulthood experiences |
Childhood abuse (including sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse or neglect) Adulthood abuse (including sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse or neglect) Health problems Social adversity (e.g. bullying at school) |
| Comparator |
Healthy control participants Psychiatric control participants No comparison | |
| Outcome |
No restriction on outcome Participants may or may not have recovered from their eating disorder | |
| Timing |
No restriction on duration of negative life event Negative life event can be experienced in either childhood or adulthood | |
| Setting |
No restriction on setting of intervention, but article must be published in English Articles must be peer reviewed |
Articles published in language other than English Non peer-reviewed articles |