CORRELATES OF DISSOCIATIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG WOMEN WITH EATING DISORDERS

We examined the relationship between dissociative symptoms and other A xis I and Axis II symptoms among a sample of 53 women diagnosed as hav ing anorexia nervosa (n = 18), bulimia nervosa (n = 27), or eating dis order NOS (n = 8). Dissociative symptoms were measured by the Dissocia tive Experiences Scale and the dissociation scale from the Trauma Symp tom Checklist-40. Severity of dissociative symptoms was generally unre lated to severity of bulimic or anorexic symptomatology but was signif icantly associated with severity of anxiety and depression. In terms o f Axis II symptoms, dissociative symptoms were most highly correlated with schizotypal symptomatology (r = .59), uncorrelated with borderlin e or antisocial symptomalology, and slightly negatively correlated wit h histrionic symptomatology.