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Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Substance Use in Patients with Eating Disorders
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Abstract
Objective
The major aim of this study was to investigate any association between binge eating and purging and alcohol and substance use.Method
The Eating Disorder Questionnaire was completed by 2966 patients. Each patient was assigned to an approximate diagnostic group based on a DSM-5-based algorithm.Results
Patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) used alcohol/other substances with higher frequencies compared to patients with anorexia nervosa-restricting type (AN-R), binge eating disorder (BED), and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS; p < 0.001). Patients with anorexia nervosa-binge eating/purging type (AN-BP) were more likely to use alcohol/substances than those with AN-R [odds ratio for alcohol use: 3.58 (p < 0.01); odds ratio for substance use: 30.14 (p < 0.01)]. Higher frequencies of binge eating and purging were associated with higher frequencies of substance use.Discussion
Patients who manifest both binge eating and purging behaviour are at higher risk of substance use which may have important treatment implications.Many UC-authored scholarly publications are freely available on this site because of the UC's open access policies. Let us know how this access is important for you.