title: A comparison of demographic, behavioral, and ego function data in borderline and eating disorder patients.
abstract: Seven borderline personality and ten eating disorder patients were compared using demographic, descriptive/behavioral, and ego function measures on admission to an inpatient unit. Demographic and descriptive data analysis revealed areas of overlap, consistent with other reports of co-morbidity between the two groups. Ratings of intrapsychic function were made using Bellak's Ego Function Assessment profiles, and showed that the two groups shared deficits in the areas of impulse/affect control and sense of identity, but had otherwise easily distinguishable profiles. The authors feel that studying ego functioning is a useful way of assessing co-morbidity in borderline personality and eating disorder patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, White Plains, New York 10605.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Burkey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nawn
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Reif
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003710:Demography; D004532:Ego; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010552:Personality Assessment; D015995:Prevalence; D011613:Psychotherapy