Krahn D D, Nairn K, Gosnell B A, Drewnowski A
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0116.
J Clin Psychiatry. 1991 Mar;52(3):112-5.
Previous studies have noted high rates of stealing behavior in patients with eating disorders. To assess the significance of stealing in eating disordered patients, the authors compared the eating and purging behavior, levels of psychologic symptomatology, and alcohol use of 181 eating disordered patients with and without a history of stealing. Overall, the patients with a history of stealing had significantly more dysfunctional eating and purging behavior. Those patients with a history of stealing reported significantly more psychological distress including more depression, interpersonal sensitivity, obsessive compulsive behavior, and hostility. The authors conclude that stealing behavior should be assessed in patients with eating disorders as a history of stealing may define a subgroup of more severely impaired patients.
以往的研究指出，饮食失调患者的偷窃行为发生率很高。为了评估饮食失调患者偷窃行为的重要性，作者比较了181名有或无偷窃史的饮食失调患者的饮食和清除行为、心理症状水平以及酒精使用情况。总体而言，有偷窃史的患者存在明显更多的功能失调性饮食和清除行为。那些有偷窃史的患者报告了明显更多的心理困扰，包括更多的抑郁、人际敏感、强迫行为和敌意。作者得出结论，对于饮食失调患者应评估其偷窃行为，因为偷窃史可能界定出一组受损更严重的患者亚群。
