title: [Personality disorders in eating disorder patients].
abstract: Personality disorders in eating disorder patients. A follow-up study was designed to analyze the relation between personality disorders (PD) and the course of eating disorders (ED) in 34 patients who required treatment over 4 years and half. 91% of the clinical sample met the criteria for PD at the initial assessment and 36% at the end of treatment, with a significant reduction in MCMI-II scores at follow-up. The outcome of the ED was significantly related to the PD outcome. There was a higher rate of improvement of PD in the bulimic group (61%) than in anorexic group (34%). The patients who presented schizoid and avoidant personality disorders were the most resistant and they adhered less to treatment. The prevalence of PD in the clinical sample and its relation to the course of ED from a person-centered model is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Comportamiento, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Martín Murcia
authors.forename: Adolfo J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cangas
authors.forename: Eugenia M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Pozo
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez Sánchez
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López Pérez
mesh_terms: D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002032:Bulimia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D015995:Prevalence; D012557:Schizoid Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome