Citation

Sutherland LA, Weaver SN, McPeake JD, Quimby CD. J. Subst. Abuse Treat. 1993; 10(5): 473-481.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0740-5472(93)90008-p

PMID

8246322

Abstract

The association of eating disorders and substance abuse has increasingly been noted among chemically dependent women. Without diagnosis and focused interventions around the disordered eating, female substance abusers are vulnerable to chemical relapse and continued out of control eating. This paper describes an eating disorder treatment program for drug-dependent females during the inpatient phase of chemical dependency treatment. The interrelationship and need to treat both addiction and eating disorder at the beginning of early sobriety is emphasized.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Anorexia Nervosa; Body Weight; Bulimia; Combined Modality Therapy; Depressive Disorder; Feeding Behavior; Female; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Middle Aged; Obesity; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Psychotropic Drugs; Recurrence; Risk Factors; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; Substance-Related Disorders; Suicide; Suicide Prevention