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Bulimia in a male alcoholic: A symptom substitution in alcoholism
Author(s) -
Çepik Asli,
Arikan Zehra,
Boratav Cumhur,
Lşik Erdal
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199503)17:2<201::aid-eat2260170215>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - abstinence , psychiatry , psychology , bulimia nervosa , eating disorders
In recent years, evidence points to a relation between bulimia nervosa and alcoholism. A significant number of bulimics have been reported to abuse alcohol and drugs. Additionally, there is a high prevalence of alcoholism in the families of bulimic patients. In the light of the proposed hypothesis concerning symptom substitution between the dyscontrol syndromes, we present an alcoholic patient who developed bulimic symptoms in the abstinence period. In this patient bulimic manifestations disappeared as he restarted drinking again, suggesting that these two symptoms serve as a substitute for each other. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.