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The prevalence of borderline personality symptomatology among women with eating disorders
Author(s) -
Sansone Randy A.,
Fine Mark A.,
Seuferer Stan,
Bovenzi Jerilyn
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198907)45:4<603::aid-jclp2270450416>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - borderline personality disorder , eating disorders , psychology , clinical psychology , personality disorders , personality , psychiatry , millon clinical multiaxial inventory , personality assessment inventory , eating disorder inventory , bulimia nervosa , social psychology
This study assessed the prevalence of borderline personality symptomatology among women with eating disorders. The Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, and Borderline Syndrome Index were administered to 28 women in a hospital‐based eating disorders program. Results revealed that 39% were classified as borderline on at least one measure, 29% on at least two measures, and 18% on all three. Recovered restricters were particularly prone to borderline personality symptomatology. This study improves upon previous work in this area by employing multiple measures of borderline personality, assessing eating disorder subgroup differences, and recruiting subjects from a single eating disorder treatment program.