Comorbid drug use disorders and eating disorders — a review of prevalence studies:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

HeidNøkleby¹ 

关键词: Drug use disorder;    eating disorder;    anorexia nervosa;    bulimia nervosa;    comorbidity;    review article;   

DOI  :  10.2478/v10199-012-0024-9

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

AimsThis study reviews literature on comorbidity of drug use disorders (DUD) and eating disorders (ED). The article updates knowledge on the occurrence of comorbidity of these diagnoses.MethodsThe databases Embase, Medline and PsycInfo were searched for studies published between 1990 and May 2011, with combinations of the terms ‘eating disorder’, ‘substance-related disorder’, ‘drug dependence’, ‘drug abuse’, ‘drug addiction’ and ‘substance abuse’. This generated altogether 596 studies. Studies in which diagnostic DUD and ED were not assessed in the same sample or the result was not given in percentages were excluded. Thirteen studies remained.ResultsIn 11 of the 13 studies, the participants were initially diagnosed with an eating disorder. The prevalence of lifetime drug use disorders varies from 8–43 %. In two studies, DUD is the initial diagnosis, and the participants report 14 % concurrent and 27.3% lifetime ED. The most prevalent co-occurring diagnoses tend to be bulimia nervosa/bingeing-purging anore...

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