Sleep Med Psychophysiol.
1999 Jun;6(1):32-37.
Prevalence of DSM-III-R Axis II Personality Disorders in College Women with Bulimia Nervosa
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the prevalence of the DSM-III-R personality disorders in Korean college women with bulimia nervosa.
METHODS
Sixty-two subjects with bulimia nervosa, as identified by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, were compared to the age-and gender-matched healthy comparison subjects (n=62) on the prevalence of Axis II disorders, as determined by both the Revised Diagnostic Interview for Personality Disorders (DIPD-R) and by the Personality Disorder Questionnaire-Revised(PDQ-R).
RESULTS
Subjects with bulimia nervosa had significantly greater prevalences of borderline personality disorder, Custer B personality disorders, and any personality disorders compared to healthy comparison subjects (Fisher's exact test, p=0.044, p=0.020, p=0.024, respectively, by the DIPD-R ; p=0.034, p=0.015, p=0.007, respectively, by the PDQ-R).
CONCLUSIONS
This study reports greater prevalences of specific personality disorders, especially, borderline and Cluster B personality disorders in Korean college females with bulimia nervosa compared to comparison subjects.
