Abstract
One hundred and eighty consecutive patients seeking treatment for eating disorders rated adjectives describing their affective states before binge eating and after purging. Patients were divided into borderline (n = 40) and nonborderline (n = 35) groups and were compared on the above dimensions. Both patient subgroups reported reductions in anxiety and fragmentation after the binge-purge episode. The borderline subgroup, however, experienced significantly greater reductions in anxiety and a decreased level of depression, while the nonborderline subgroup reported a slight increase in their level of depression. The clinical and research implications of these findings are discussed.
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