Resource Tag: BODY WEIGHT

For a related article that comments on this study, please see SIEC #2005-0302

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This study examined which factors of psychopathology are linked with the referral of bulimia nervosa (BN) patients to inpatient treatment while controlling for history of suicide attempts & history of underweight. Axes II comorbidity, especially Cluster B disorders & to a lesser degree depressive/negative personality disorders, was associated with a history of inpatient treatment. History […]

The authors assessed the prevalence of anabolic steroid use in a large population-based sample of adolescents, & identified personal, socio-environmental, & behavioral factors related to the health of adolescents that use anabolic steroids. They found that in males, steroid use was associated with poorer self-esteem & higher rates of depressed mood & attempted suicide. Implications […]

The authors of this article sought to determine the associations of weight-based teasing & body satisfaction, self-esteem, depressive symptoms, & suicidal ideation & suicide attempts using a large sample of adolescents. Teasing about body weight was consistently associated with low body satisfaction, low self-esteem, high depressive symptoms, & thinking about & attempting suicide. Further findings […]