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Meta-analysis on drugs in people with eating disorders

✍ Scribed by Ana Calero-Elvira; Isabel Krug; Kimberley Davis; Carolina López; Fernando Fernández-Aranda; Janet Treasure

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
373 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
1072-4133

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine whether drug use (DU) is higher in people with eating disorders (EDs) compared to a healthy control group and to perform a meta‐analysis on the literature related to DU in people with EDs.

Method

We searched electronic databases (Medline, PsycINFO, Web of Science and CINAHL) and reviewed studies published from 1994 to August, 2007, in English, German or Spanish. A total of 16 papers fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included.

Results

The general meta‐analysis revealed a negligible albeit significant effect size (0.119, p < .05). Risk was found to be higher in bulimia nervosa (BN, δ = 0.462, p =  < .001), smaller in binge eating disorder (δ = 0.14, p < .05) and non‐significant in anorexia nervosa (AN, δ = −.167, p = .070).

Conclusions

The differential risk observed in patients with BN might be related to differences in temperament or might be the result of reward sensitization. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.

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