title: MCMI-II borderline personality disorder in anorexia and bulimia nervosa.
abstract: The aim of the present study is to explore the MCMI-II personality style and MCMI-II possible disorder of borderline personality (BPD) in various groups of women. 93 patients-31 anorexia nervosa restricting subtype (ANr), 31 anorexia nervosa binge-eating/purging subtype (ANp), and 31 bulimia nervosa purging subtype (BNp); 31 women at high risk for eating disorder or symptomatic control group (S-CG) and 31 without known pathology or not symptomatic control group (NS-CG)-completed the Spanish version of the MCMI-II. The results revealed: (1) clinically significant borderline personality traits [74>Base Rate (BR) <85]: 16.1% ANr, 12.9% ANp, and 45.2% BNp versus 3.2% of the S-CG and none of the NS-CG; (2) possible disorder (BR>84): 29% ANr, 41.9% ANp and 29% BNp. According to the MCM-II, women with BNp displayed more BPD traits than possible disorder (though these were more severe). However, the probability of a possible disorder was higher in ANp (more disorders than traits).
authors.affiliation: University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. imtorres@telefonica.net
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Torres Pérez
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: del Río Sánchez
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borda Mas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003710:Demography; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires