Am J Psychiatry 1996; 153:117-118
Copyright © 1996 by American Psychiatric Association
Prevalence of borderline personality symptoms in two groups of obese subjects
RA Sansone, LA Sansone and DW Morris
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine- Tulsa, USA.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of
borderline personality symptoms and self-harm behavior in two distinct
groups of obese subjects. METHOD: Obese women, 17 from an eating disorders
program and 60 from a primary care setting, were administered the
borderline personality scale of the Personality Diagnostic
Questionnaire--Revised, the Diagnostic Interview for Borderline Patients,
and the Self-Harm Inventory. RESULTS: There was a significant between-group
difference on all study measures, with subjects in the eating disorders
program displaying more psychopathology. CONCLUSIONS: Study group
membership appears to have a significant effect on the prevalence of
psychopathology in obese women.
