Table 1.
Relationships between two personality disorders and two types of eating pathology
| PERSONALITY DISORDER | PREVALENCE: GENERAL POPULATION | PREVALENCE: EATING DISORDERS | CHARACTERISTICS | MANIFESTATION IN EATING PATHOLOGY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsessive compulsive personality disorder | 8% | AN, restricting type: 22% | Detailed, well ordered, organized, scheduled, perfectionistic, excessive devotion to tasks, aversion to playful past times | Restrictive eating pathology |
| Borderline personality disorder | 6% | AN, binge-eating purging type: 25% BN: 28% |
Impulsive, self-harming, volatile, empty, angry | Impulsive eating pathology (binging/purging) |
- AN
anorexia nervosa
- BN
bulimia nervosa