Citation

Sansone RA, Schumacher D, Wiederman MW, Routsong-Weichers L. Eat. Behav. 2008; 9(2): 197-202.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.08.002

PMID

18329598

Abstract

In this study, we examined the prevalence of binge eating disorder (BED) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) in a sample of 121 candidates seeking surgery for obesity. In this predominantly female sample (85.9%), according to the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-Revised (QEWP-R), the prevalence of BED was 6.5%. As for the prevalence of BPD, 14.0% exceeded the clinical cut-off score on the Self-Harm Inventory (SHI), 14.0% exceeded the clinical cut-off score on the borderline personality scale of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4 (PDQ-4), and 7.4% exceeded the clinical cut-off score on the McLean Screening Inventory for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD). Overall, 24.8% of the sample exceeded the clinical cut-off on at least one measure of BPD whereas only 3.3% exceeded the clinical cut-off on all three measures. In addition, there was a significant inverse relationship between the discrepancy between highest and lowest adult body mass index, and scores on the PDQ-4 and the MSI-BPD. The authors discuss the implications of these findings.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Aged; Borderline Personality Disorder; Bulimia Nervosa; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Gastric Bypass; Gastroplasty; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Personality Inventory; Psychometrics