title: Eating disorders, normative eating self-efficacy and body image self-efficacy: women in recovery homes.
abstract: Although eating disorders (EDs) and ED symptoms are common among individuals in recovery for substance abuse (SA), long-term SA treatment programmes rarely address these problems. The present study examined the prevalence of EDs among women residing in Oxford Houses--low-cost, self-governed recovery homes for SA. Further, among women both with and without an ED diagnosis, the association between duration of Oxford House residency and eating-related self-efficacy scores was examined as an indicator of potential treatment effects on ED symptoms. During a telephone assessment, participants were administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis I Disorders and the Eating Disorder Recovery Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. Results indicated that 12 of the 31 women analysed met criteria for an ED (bulimia nervosa, 2; ED not otherwise specified, 10). Differential findings were evident for eating-related self-efficacy measures depending on ED diagnostic status and duration of residency. Potential interpretations, limitations and implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA. j.czarlinski@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Czarlinski
authors.forename: Darrin M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Aase
authors.forename: Leonard A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jason
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006208:Halfway Houses; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D020377:Self Efficacy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*