Unification of the food and alcohol disturbance literature: A systematic review.

Food and alcohol disturbance (FAD) reflects the functional relationship between disordered eating and alcohol use. There are two motivations underlying FAD - to enhance the effects of alcohol and/or to compensate for alcohol-related calories. Yet, most FAD studies have failed to adequately measure the motives underlying these behaviors, leading to inconsistent and imprecise findings.

The impact of floatation therapy on body image and anxiety in anorexia nervosa: a randomised clinical efficacy trial.

Background: Body image disturbance and anxiety are core features of anorexia nervosa (AN), a psychiatric disorder with one of the highest mortality rates. This study examined the efficacy of a novel non-pharmacological treatment, floatation-REST (Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy) on body image disturbance and anxiety in inpatients with AN.

Methods: This parallel group randomised controlled trial compared floatation-REST vs.

Invariance of the Eating Disorder Inventory-Drive for Thinness subscale across university and community samples.

The Eating Disorder Inventory-Drive for Thinness (EDI-DT) subscale is commonly used in research and as an eating disorder screening measure, but extant evidence is scant regarding its psychometric properties. University and community samples often are treated as interchangeable in terms of research conclusions. Given established demographic differences between these two populations, the present study tested measurement invariance of the EDI-DT across these two sample types.

Understanding the impact of attachment insecurity on PTSD symptoms among male Veterans and military personnel.

Attachment insecurity (i.e., attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance) has been found to contribute to PTSD symptom severity in Veterans.

Reexamination of the psychometric properties of the Compensatory Eating and Behaviors in Response to Alcohol Consumption Scale (CEBRACS) and exploration of alternative scoring.

Objective: The primary aims of this paper were to reexamine the factor structure of the 21-item Compensatory Eating and Behaviors in Response to Alcohol Consumption Scale (CEBRACS), a measure of Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD), and investigate an alternative scoring structure. FAD is the use of disordered eating behaviors within an alcohol use episode to compensate for alcohol-related calories and/or increase effects of alcohol. The new scoring approach captures FAD behaviors based on whether they occurred before, during, or after alcohol use.

A comparison of food and alcohol disturbance (FAD) in sorority and non-sorority women.

College students who are members of groups in which appearance and alcohol norms are highly salient may be at particular risk for engaging in food and alcohol disturbance (FAD) behaviors. This study compared demographically-matched sorority- and non-sorority members on FAD and associated behaviors. College women who self-identified as being in a sorority ( = 95) were matched with non-sorority peers ( = 95) on age, body mass index (BMI), ethnicity, and race.

Food and alcohol disturbance by athlete status: the roles of drive for thinness, drive for muscularity, and sex.

Objective: This study investigated the association between self-identified athlete status and Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD) behaviors, and whether this association was moderated by drives for thinness or muscularity, and sex.

Participants: 575 individuals (77.6% female, 40.

Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD) in the U.S. and France: Nationality and gender effects and relations to drive for thinness and alcohol use.

Objective: Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD), colloquially coined "drunkorexia," is a set of behaviors that encompasses restriction of calories, over-exercise, and other compensatory behaviors before, during, or after alcohol use to offset caloric intake or maximize intoxication. To date, this phenomenon has not been compared in a cross-cultural sample.

Method: The Compensatory Eating and Behaviors Related to Alcohol Consumption Scale (CEBRACS), Eating Disorder Inventory - Drive for Thinness Subscale (EDI-DT) and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test of Consumption (AUDIT-C) were completed by 502 American (73% female) and 365 French (68% female) college students.

From fad to FAD: A theoretical formulation and proposed name change for "drunkorexia" to food and alcohol disturbance (FAD).

"Drunkorexia" is a term that has been used to describe behaviors such as restricting food intake in anticipation of alcohol consumption to offset total caloric intake, and/or to enhance the intoxicating effect of alcohol consumption. Scattered studies over the past few years have indicated the potential problematic nature of the intersection of these behaviors, yet there remain significant gaps in the operationalization of the construct, limiting research progress. In this article, we articulate limitations of the current research, including problems with the definition of the construct and a lack of theoretical guidance.