Drug Abuse and Eating Disorders: Prevention Implications
Journal of Drug EducationPublished 1 September 1992
W. David Watts, Ann Marie Ellis
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The findings support the concept of a generalized theory of addictions based on psychosocial, family, and peer factors and a need for further research on the correlates of depression.
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This article explores the relationship between drug and alcohol abuse and eating disorders in a sample of adolescent females using a self-report methodology. An Eating Disorders Risk (EDR) Scale is adopted and correlated with drug and alcohol use, other forms of deviance, family and peer relationships, and depression. The findings support the concept of a generalized theory of addictions based on psychosocial, family, and peer factors. Family and peer prevention applications and a need for further research on the correlates of depression are discussed.
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