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Eating disorders and alcohol abuse in women
Author(s) -
GOLDBLOOM DAVID S.,
NARANJO CLAUDIO A.,
BREMNER KAREN E.,
HICKS LISA K.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb01986.x
Subject(s) - eating disorders , psychiatry , alcohol abuse , psychology , alcohol , clinical psychology , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry
Theory and empircal evidence support a relationship between the eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa) and alcoholism. This study examines the co‐prevalence and characteristics of these disorders among two populations of adult women: those presenting for treatment of alcoholism and those referred to a specialized eating disorders programme. Twenty‐two of 73 females (30.1%) with alcohol problems met psychometric cut‐off scores for eating disorder, while 25 of the 96 eating disorder females (26.9%) gave psychometric evidence of alcohol dependence. These rates exceed general population norms. While certain clinical and psychometric features distinguish subgroups with both disorders, the basis for co‐prevalence and the implications for treatment are unknown.