Stealing in Bulimia Nervosa

W.M. Rowston and J. Hubert Lacey
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W.M. Rowston: Department of Mental Health Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK
J. Hubert Lacey: Division of General Psychiatry, Department of Mental Health Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1992, vol. 38, issue 4, 309-313

Abstract: This clinical study examines the prevalence of stealing and the personal and behavioural factors which distinguish stealing and non-stealing behaviour in a population of 312 female normal-weight bulimics. Bulimic patients who stole had poorer early interpersonal relationships, earlier onset of sexual feelings with greater subsequent sexual activity and increased illicit drug use. The suggestion is made that stealing is a marker of severity. In addition, bulimics who stole appeared to exhibit more obsessional qualities with increased ritualisation.

Date: 1992
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DOI: 10.1177/002076409203800410

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