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The authors investigated binge drinking, alcohol expectancies, and risky and protective drinking behaviors in relation to disordered eating behaviors in male and female college students.The full sample consisted of 7,720 undergraduate students, 18 to 22 years of age. Drinking behaviors were analyzed in 4,592 recent drinkers.Participants anonymously completed a survey as part of a universal alcohol abuse prevention program between September 2007 and April 2008.Co-occurring disordered eating behaviors and binge drinking characterized 17.1% of males and 19.0% of females. Rates of binge drinking were higher in those with disordered eating behaviors. Students with disordered eating behaviors also had more positive and negative alcohol expectancies and engaged in more risky and fewer protective drinking behaviors than their counterparts.Students with disordered eating behaviors have outcome expectancies and behavior patterns associated with problematic drinking. These findings may enhance prevention and intervention programs.

The task of providing effectivc inpatient treatment for children is a difficult one and requires a broad, clearly conceptualized model of intervention. This paper reviews previous treatment models and presents a more inclusive milieu model derived from general systems theory. Such a systems model is particularly helpful in clarifying the interactional aspects of the treatment program and in resolving various forms of milieu regression.