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Disordered eating behaviors and substance use in women: a comparison of perceived adverse consequences.

Piran N, Robinson SR, Cormier HC

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The study investigated the adverse consequences on varied life domains of dieting, bingeing, vomiting and laxative use and compared them to the adverse consequences of alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking, and marijuana use. Results showed that the percentages of women who reported adverse consequences related to eating disordered behaviors were often comparable, if not higher, than the percentages of women who reported adverse consequences related to their substance use. This is the first study to compare the adverse consequences of disordered eating patterns and substance use behaviors. Results suggest the importance of recognizing the adverse consequences of disordered eating patterns.

Published 7 November 2007 in Eat Disord, 15(5): 391-403.
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