title: Assessment and treatment of co-occurring eating disorders in privately funded addiction treatment programs.
abstract: Privately funded addiction treatment programs were surveyed to increase understanding of assessment and current treatment options for patients with co-occurring substance use and eating disorders. Data were collected from face-to-face interviews with program administrators of a nationally representative sample of 345 private addiction treatment programs. Although the majority of programs reported screening for eating disorders, programs varied in screening instruments used. Sixty-seven percent reported admitting cases of low severity. Twenty-one percent of programs attempt to treat eating disorders. These results highlight the need for education of addiction treatment professionals in assessment, referral, and treatment of eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President St., Charleston, SC 29425, USA. killeent@musc.edu
authors.forename: Therese K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Killeen
authors.forename: Shelly F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Greenfield
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Bride
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Susan Merle
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Roman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005378:Financial Support; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*