@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of borderline personality symptoms in two groups of obese subjects",
journal="American journal of psychiatry",
year="1996",
author="Sansone, R. A. and Sansone, L. A. and Morris, D. W.",
volume="153",
number="1",
pages="117-118",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of borderline personality symptoms and self-harm behavior in two distinct groups of obese subjects. METHOD: Obese women, 17 from an eating disorders program and 60 from a primary care setting, were administered the borderline personality scale of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire--Revised, the Diagnostic Interview for Borderline Patients, and the Self-Harm Inventory. RESULTS: There was a significant between-group difference on all study measures, with subjects in the eating disorders program displaying more psychopathology. CONCLUSIONS: Study group membership appears to have a significant effect on the prevalence of psychopathology in obese women.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-953X",
doi="10.1176/ajp.153.1.117",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.1.117"
}