title: Personality traits after recovery from eating disorders: do subtypes differ?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We compared individuals recovered from anorexia (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) to determine characteristics that are shared by or distinguish eating disorder (ED) subtypes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty women recovered for > or = 1 year from AN or BN were compared with 47 control women (CW). Assessments included the Yale-Brown-Cornell Eating Disorder Scale, the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, the Temperament and Character Inventory, and Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM-IV.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Individuals recovered from an ED had similar scores for mood and personality variables that were significantly higher than the scores for CW. Few recovered subjects had Cluster B personality disorder. Most individuals recovered within 6 years of their ED onset. A latent profile analysis identified an "inhibited" and "disinhibited" cluster based on personality traits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A wide range of symptoms persist after recovery and do not differ between subtypes of ED. These findings may aid in identifying traits that create vulnerabilities for developing an ED.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Nicole C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Barbarich-Marsteller
authors.forename: Guido K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Ursula F
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Bailer
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wonderlich
authors.forename: Ross D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.forename: Shannan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Plotnicov
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McConaha
authors.forename: Walter H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000855:Anorexia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D010551:Personality; D012008:Recurrence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology