Eating Disorders in Young Women with IDDM: The Need for Prevention

A cycle of dieting, bingeing, and purging associated with eating disorders may be triggered in susceptible adolescent females with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) because of features associated with the disease and its treatment. These disturbed eating behaviors significantly impair diabe...

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Published in:Eating disorders 1994-01, Vol.2 (3), p.261-272
Main Authors: Lawson, Margaret L., Rodin, Gary M., Rydall, Anne C., Olmsted, Marion P., Daneman, Denis
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A cycle of dieting, bingeing, and purging associated with eating disorders may be triggered in susceptible adolescent females with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) because of features associated with the disease and its treatment. These disturbed eating behaviors significantly impair diabetes control and, thus, increase the risk of long-term diabetes-related complications. Early intervention is indicated to decrease the risk of long-term complications and prevent the progression from subclinical disturbed eating attitudes and behaviors to full-syndrome eating disorders. Group psychoeducational therapy has promise as a prevention and early intervention measure.
ISSN:1064-0266
1532-530X
DOI:10.1080/10640269408249121