DEATH DUE TO ALCOHOLIC COMPLICATIONS IN A YOUNG WOMAN WITH A SEVERE EATING DISORDER - A CASE-REPORT

Objective: Recently, a good deal of attention,las been focused on alco holism and eating disorders as comorbid conditions. Early identificati on of biologic, psychologic, and sociocultural factors that contribute to comorbid alcoholism and eating disorders may improve the outcome f or such patients. Method: The following case report is of a 25-year-ol d woman who developed a severe eating disorder in her early teens that was followed by alcoholism. Results: The combination of eating disord er and alcoholism in this patient led to approximately 70 hospitalizat ions for medical complications of her alcoholism. This paper chronicle s her last few living months including her death due to alcoholic comp lications. (C) 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.