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Personality disorders in patients in a day‐treatment programme for eating disorders
Author(s) -
Inceoglu Ilke,
Franzen Ute,
Backmund Herbert,
Gerlinghoff Monika
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(200002)8:1<67::aid-erv326>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - eating disorders , bulimia nervosa , anorexia nervosa , personality disorders , beck depression inventory , psychiatry , eating disorder inventory , personality , psychology , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , personality assessment inventory , anxiety , social psychology , macroeconomics , economics
The present study examined the prevalence of DSM‐III‐R personality disorders (PDs) and levels of depressive symptoms in patients in a day‐hospital programme for eating disorders. Sixty‐five patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa were administered the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire Revised (PDQ‐R), the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). In total, 49.2 per cent of all patients had at least one PD diagnosis. No significant difference was found between patients with bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa. Eating Disorder patients with at least one PD had higher scores on the BDI and three EDI subscales compared to patients without a PD. In general, the prevalence of Personality Disorders in the present sample tended to be closer to results quoted by studies with eating‐disordered outpatients rather than inpatients. Axis I disorders may affect personality state measures. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.