Survey of Eating Disorder Symptoms among Women in Treatment for Substance Abuse

A strong association between substance use disorders (SUDs) and eating disorders (EDs) in women has been es-tablished. Yet, little is known about the rates and impact of ED symptoms in women presenting to addiction treatment. The current investigation assessed the prevalence ofEDsymp-toms and their effect on treatment outcomes in a sample of substance abusing women with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) enrolled in outpatient substance use programs. Participants were 122 women who participated in a multisite clinical trial comparing two behavioral treat-ments for co-occurring SUD and PTSD. The Eating Dis-order Examination-self report, and measures of PTSD and SUD symptoms were administered at baseline, during treat-ment and at four follow-up points. Two subgroups emerged; those reporting binge eating in the 28 days prior to base