Abstract
One hundred and eight women with bulimia were evaluated for affective disorder and alcohol or drug abuse, by means of the DSM-III diagnostic criteria. In this sample, 43.5% had a history of affective disorder and 18.5% had a history of alcohol or drug abuse. Approximately 56% of the bulimia patients scored within the moderate to severe range of depression on the Beck Depression Inventory.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 701-704 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Psychological medicine |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1984 |