Axis II comorbidity of normal-weight bulimia |
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Authors: | M C Zanarini F R Frankenburg H G Pope J I Hudson D Yurgelun-Todd C J Cicchetti |
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Institution: | Psychosocial Research Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178. |
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Abstract: | The axis II comorbidity of 34 women with active bulimia, 18 women with remitted bulimia, and 20 women with a history of major depression was assessed blind to axis I diagnosis using the Diagnostic Interview for Personality Disorders (DIPD), a semistructured interview of demonstrated reliability. Fifty percent of the active bulimic subjects, 44% of the remitted bulimic subjects, and 35% of the depressed controls met DSM-III criteria for at least one axis II disorder. Despite the generally higher prevalence of axis II pathology in both bulimic groups than depressed controls, these between-group differences did not reach significance. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed. |
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