title: Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on eating-related urges among women with bulimia nervosa.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of acute alcohol intoxication on eating-related urges among women with bulimia nervosa (BN).
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants included women with BN or normal-weight eating disorder NOS with regular binge/purge symptoms (N = 13), and normal-eater control women (N = 17). Tested individually, the women reported on their mood state as well as on urges to binge eat and engage in various compensatory behaviors, prior to consuming alcohol, and again at 60 and 180 min following the consumption of 1.0 ml kg(-1) alcohol.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both groups reported feeling less clearheaded after drinking, as well as initial subjective mood stimulation followed by subsequent mood lowering. In addition, BN participants reported reductions in their urges to binge eat, exercise compulsively, and restrict food intake following alcohol consumption-the urge to purge was not significantly affected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Among women with BN, alcohol consumption appeared to reduce select eating-related urges with concomitant reductions in attention or concentration.
authors.affiliation: Eating Disorders Program, Douglas Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Research Centre, Douglas Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. bruken@douglas.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steiger
authors.forename: Mimi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: N M K Ng Ying
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Kin
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hakim
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Jodie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Sandra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mansour
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000187:drug effects; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol