Correlates of Laxative Abuse in Bulimia

Waller, David; Newton, Patricia A.; Hardy, Bettie W.; Svetlik, Doris

doi:10.1176/ps.41.7.797

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“…Laxative use and its abuse among eating disordered and non-eating disordered persons have become the subject of increasing empirical scrutiny (Kagan & Squires, 1984a;Willard et al, 1989;Waller, Newton, Hardy, & Svetlik, 1990). Although research suggests that the estimates of the incidence of laxative use and abuse in bulimic and community populations vary widely, no systemic compilation of the available studies has been undertaken to date.…”

Section: Prevalencementioning

confidence: 99%

Incidence of laxative abuse in community and bulimic populations: A descriptive review

Neims

McNeill

Giles³

et al. 1995

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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Estimates of the incidence of laxative abuse in bulimics and in the community‐at‐large vary widely for various population samples. This review identifies 73 studies in which laxative abuse could be assessed in bulimics, nonbulimics, and the community‐at‐large. Relative risk values for laxative abuse among population subsamples were estimated by moment methods statistical procedure based on mixed model analysis. Results indicated that the lifetime occurrence for laxative abuse behavior in the community‐at‐large was 4.18%. Bulimic behavior increased the risk for laxative abuse 3.57‐fold to 14.94%. Several methodologic and population parameter characteristics are examined for their select impact on laxative abuse. Review of medical nomenclature for classifying laxative substances, iatragenic effects of laxative abuse, and assessment recommendations are also included. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Section: Prevalencementioning

confidence: 99%

Incidence of laxative abuse in community and bulimic populations: A descriptive review

Neims

McNeill

Giles³

et al. 1995

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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“…Laxative abuse has been associated with greater general psychopathology, a history of depression and anxiety (17,18), borderline personality features and other personality disturbances (11,19,20), and greater eating symptomatology, such as body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, and eating concerns (11,(21)(22)(23). Additional associations with self-injurious behaviors, suicide attempts, and other impulsive behaviors (18,24 -28) have been noted.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Features Associated With Laxative Abuse in Individuals With Eating Disorders

Tozzi

Thornton

Mitchell

et al. 2006

Psychosomatic Medicine

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“…Laxative misusers have been found to differ from nonmisusers on a range of variables, including age and duration of the disorder, 5 impulsivity, 6 and psychopathologic aspects such as drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction. 7,8 In general, studies support an association between laxative misuse and more extreme psychopathology. Kovacs and Palmer 4 found that adults with AN who abused laxatives had higher scores on the Ineffectiveness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Drive for Thinness subscales of the Eating Disorders In-ventory (EDI).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%