title: MCMI-II personality scale scores among women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
abstract: Issues of personality psychopathology among women who experience eating disorders are of interest to both researchers and clinicians. The MCMI-II (Millon, 1987) may be a useful instrument for use with this population as it measures 13 categories of personality psychopathology. It is surprising to note that no report of MCMI-II scores among women with eating disorders has been published. In this study, adult women with anorexia nervosa, restricting type (n = 27) or binge-eating/purging type (n = 33), or bulimia nervosa, purging type (n = 105), completed the MCMI-II at initial assessment. Significant differences were found as a function of diagnostic group and the overall pattern of elevated scores illustrated prominent personality features of the sample as a whole. Results are discussed with regard to congruence with previous research and the potential implications for understanding the psychodynamics of eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University, USA.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Wiederman
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Pryor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D002032:Bulimia / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*