Eating disorders in a community-based sample of women with alcohol use disorder and nicotine dependence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies consistently report a higher prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) among women with eating disorders than control women. However, limited research exists on the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms and diagnoses in women with SUDs, especially in community-based populations. We examined the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms and diagnosis by the presence or absence of lifetime alcohol use disorder (AUD) and/or nicotine dependence (ND) in a community-based sample of women.

Methods

3756 women (median age = 22 years) from the Missouri Adolescent Female Twin Study completed a modified semi-structured interview assessing lifetime DSM-IV psychiatric disorders and SUDs. Logistic regression models adjusted for demographic characteristics and other psyc

SUBMITTER: Munn-Chernoff MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7293939 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature