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The Natural Course Of Bulimia Nervosa And Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified Is Not Influenced By Personality Disorders, Carlos M. Grilo, Charles A. Sanislow, M. Tracie Shea, Andrew E. Skodol, Robert L. Stout, Maria E. Pagano, Shirley Yen, Thomas H. Mcglashan
The Natural Course Of Bulimia Nervosa And Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified Is Not Influenced By Personality Disorders, Carlos M. Grilo, Charles A. Sanislow, M. Tracie Shea, Andrew E. Skodol, Robert L. Stout, Maria E. Pagano, Shirley Yen, Thomas H. Mcglashan
Charles A. Sanislow, Ph.D.
Objective: To examine prospectively the natural course of bulimia nervosa (BN) and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) and to test the effects of personality disorder (PD) comorbidity on the outcomes.
Method: Ninety-two female patients with current BN (N ¼ 23) or EDNOS (N ¼ 69) were evaluated at baseline enrollment in the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study (CLPS). Eating disorders (EDs) were assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders. Personality disorders (PDs) were assessed with the Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV PD (DIPD-IV). The course of BN and EDNOS was assessed with the Longitudinal Interval Follow-up …