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ArticleBorderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation2019

Impact of comorbid borderline personality disorder on inpatient treatment for bulimia nervosa: analysis of routine data.

Johannes Baltasar Hessler, Jörg Heuser, Sandra Schlegl, Tabea Bauman, Martin Greetfeld, Ulrich Voderholzer

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Article in Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Johannes Baltasar HesslerSchoen Clinic Roseneck, Am Roseneck 6, D-83209, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany.
Jörg HeuserSchoen Clinic Roseneck, Am Roseneck 6, D-83209, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany.
Sandra Schlegl2Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.
Tabea BaumanSchoen Clinic Roseneck, Am Roseneck 6, D-83209, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany.
Martin GreetfeldSchoen Clinic Roseneck, Am Roseneck 6, D-83209, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany.
Ulrich VoderholzerSchoen Clinic Roseneck, Am Roseneck 6, D-83209, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany.
Schön Klinik Roseneck · DELMU Klinikum · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA substantial rate of patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) also suffer from Borderline personality disorder (BN + BPD). It is widely unknown how these comorbid patients with BN + BPD present and respond to inpatient treatment. Aims of the study were to examine (1) specific characteristics of patients with BN + BPD at admission, discharge, and during treatment, and (2) differential effects of inpatient treatment for BN vs. BN + BPD.

methodWe analyzed routine data of inpatients admitted for the treatment of BN between 2013 and 2017 in a specialized hospital for eating disorders. (1) Cross-sectional differences were examined with independent

resultsOf 1298 inpatients (96% female), 13.2% also had a diagnosis of BPD. (1) Patients with BN + BPD had more previous inpatient treatments (

conclusionPatients with BN + BPD improve during intense and specialized inpatient treatment, yet, retain pronounced impairment at discharge despite longer treatment. Treatment needs to be improved and should focus on transdiagnostic symptoms of BN and BPD.

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Borderline personality disorderBulimia nervosaEating disorderInpatient treatment

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PMID30680217
PMCPMC6335811
OpenAlexW2924589198

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