Effects of borderline personality disorder symptoms on dialectical behavior therapy outcomes for eating disorders.

ABSTRACT: Existing literature on the effects of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and eating disorder (ED) comorbidity in terms of clinical presentation and treatment outcome has been limited and inconclusive. The present study examined whether clients with EDs and varying levels of BPD symptoms presented with more severe ED symptoms at admission, and whether they responded to dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)-based treatment. Participants (N = 176) were adults in a DBT-based partial hospitalization program for EDs at an academic medical center. Participants completed self-report measures at admission, 1-month postadmission, discharge, and 6-month follow-up. Results suggested that patients with elevated BPD symptoms at admission had greater ED symptoms during treatment, evidenced by smal

SUBMITTER: Denning DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10873472 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature