| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: Previous research on the prevalence of personality disorders in patients with eating disorders varies greatly in findings, but a general understanding seem to exist that personality disorders are rather common among eating-disordered patients. The present investigation is aimed at establishing the prevalence of DSM III-R or DSM IV personality disorders in a large population seeking treatment for eating disorders. METHOD: Five hundred and forty-five patients with DSM IV- eating disorders have been evaluated using the structured clinical interview for DSM III-R or IV-Axis II and the eating disorder examination. RESULTS: The 29.5% of the population have one or more personality disorders according to DSM III-R or DSM IV criteria. Personality disorders, and specifically borderline personality disorder, are significantly more common in patients with bulimia nervosa. DISCUSSION: The proportion of eating-disordered patients with co-morbid personality disorder may not be as large as often found in studies. This challenges the understanding of a strong overall connection between the two groups of disorder; however, the connection seems to exist in subsets of eating disorder samples. |
| Authors | Kristine Godt
(Affiliation: Eating Disorders Centre, University Hospital of Aarhus, Psychiatric Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Denmark. kgd at buh.aaa.dk)
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| Journal | European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association
(Eur Eat Disord Rev)
Vol. 16
Issue 2
Pg. 94-9
(Mar 2008)
ISSN: 1099-0968 England |
| PMID | 18059070
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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| Copyright | (c) 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association |
| Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anorexia Nervosa
(psychology)
- Bulimia Nervosa
(psychology)
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Eating Disorders
(psychology)
- Humans
- Interview, Psychological
- Middle Aged
- Personality Disorders
(epidemiology)
- Prevalence
- Questionnaires
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