Reciprocal relationships between personality disorders and eating disorders in a prospective 17-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to report the presence of categorical and dimensional personality disorders (PD) in adults with longstanding eating disorders (ED) over a period of 17 years and to investigate whether changes in PD predict changes in ED symptoms or vice versa.

Methods

In total, 62 of the 80 living patients (78% response rate) with anorexia nervosa (n = 23), bulimia nervosa (n = 25), or other specified feeding or ED (n = 14) at baseline were evaluated during hospital treatment and at 1-year, 2-year, 5-year, and 17-year follow-up. PD were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II disorders, and the eating disorder examination (EDE) interview was used to assess ED. Data were analyzed using multilevel modeling.

Results

From baseline to

SUBMITTER: Eielsen HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092669 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature