Obesity and obesity-related illnesses in borderline patients
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Obesity and obesity-related illnesses in borderline patients
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of obesity in borderline patients 6 years after an index admission for psychiatric reasons. Two hundred and sixty-four borderline patients who met Revised Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines (DIB-R; Zanarini, Gunderson, Frankenburg, & Chauncy, 1989) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed. ref.) (DSM-III-R; APA, 1987) criteria for BPD were interviewed concerning their body mass index (BMI) and related medical problems. Seventy-four of the 264 borderline patients at 6-year follow up were obese, having a BMI > or = 30 kg/m2. They were significantly more likely than the nonobese patients to report suffering from diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis, chronic back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, urinary incontinence, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, gallstones, and asthma. Four significant risk factors were found: chronic PTSD, lack of exercise, a family history of obesity, and a recent history of psychotropic polypharmacy. These results suggest that obesity is common among heavily treated borderline patients and is associated with a number of chronic medical disorders.
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