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Which is harder to treat: eating disorder or alcoholism?

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THIS is a VERY tough question. I could look up statistics, but they wouldn't be particularly accurate as cause of death would probably be given to the final physical insult--severe electrolyte imbalance, cardiac infarction, stroke, etc. read more

What makes them hard to treat is not that one must eat every day while alcohol isn't necessary, but the motivation behind them. The motivation behind eating disorders is to feel in control, and initially a sense of superiority over others who eat more. read more

Both eating disorders and addictions are complex and difficult to treat, and result in frequent setbacks. Patients with both an eating disorder and an addiction also often have a third co-morbidity, such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder or an anxiety disorder. read more

Alcoholism and eating disorders frequently co–occur and often co–occur in the presence of other psychiatric and personality disorders. Although this co–occurrence suggests the possibility of common or shared factors in the etiology of these two problems, research to date has not established such links. read more

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