title: Comorbidity of bulimia nervosa and personality disorder.
abstract: Thirty patients meeting DSM-III-R criteria for bulimia nervosa with at least three bingeing episodes a week were compared with 30 age- and sex-matched controls on DSM-III personality measures. The bulimic patients were more likely to display cluster B (histrionic, narcissistic, antisocial, and borderline) personality abnormalities (odds ratio 15.0) and cluster C (avoidant, dependent, compulsive, and passive-aggressive) personality abnormalities (odds ratio 4.3) than were the community controls. This study supports the finding that personality disorder is a possible risk factor for bulimia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sieleni
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reich
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brass
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D002032:Bulimia / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors