Resource Tag: EATING DISORDERS

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This study examined the relationships of frequency & type of psychiatric diagnosis to suicidality in a sample of 78 chronically & severely ideating college-age students. The most common diagnoses were depressive & anxiety disorders. Retrospective reports of childhood diagnoses were also quite common. Number of psychiatric diagnoses was significantly correlated with severity of suicide ideation. […]

This study identified factors associated with suicidal behaviours among a sample of 1009 French patients with eating disorders. Data were analyzed for the whole sample as well as among each subtype of eating disorder. Among the whole sample, the factor most strongly associated with suicide attempt or ideation was the diagnostic category, with the highest […]

Alarming data about the frequency of suicide attempts & suicide in Serbian young people, ages 15-24 years, call attention to the significance of identifying factors influencing suicidality in this population. This article reviews the contribution of various psychiatric disorders on suicidal behaviour, including depression, schizophrenia, substance abuse, conduct disorders, eating disorders, & borderline personality disorder. […]

This study examined data on symptom patterns in the week prior to admission for suicide attempt in a nationwide representative sample of Italian patients. 230 patients (14.8%) in the sample had been admitted to a private or public psychiatric facility for a suicide attempt. No diagnosis was statistically related to admission after suicide attempt, once […]

This study examined differences between groups of adolescents with varying levels of self-harmful behaviour in a sample of 373 high school students. The sample was divided into 3 groups: no history of self-harm, non-suicidal self-injury only, & non-suicidal self-injury in addition to a suicide attempt. Results indicated significant differences between the 3 groups on all […]

This study sought to estimate standardised mortality ratios & to investigate potential prognostic factors in anorexia nervosa. 6009 women who had had inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa were followed-up retrospectively using Swedish registers. The overall standardised mortality ratio was 6.2. Anorexia nervosa, psychoactive substance use & suicide had the highest standardised mortality ratios. 84 deaths […]

This study reviewed the literature regarding issues surrounding attempted suicide & provided a selective overview of the topic. Despite common usage of the term “attempted suicide”, it is sometimes confused with other self-harm behavours. However, attempted suicide should be used only when there is clear intent to die & but, for some reason, the individual […]

This study assessed the impact of a mental health teaching programme on adolescent pupils. A 2-group pre-test-post-test control study was done in 2 English secondary schools. Experimental classes received 6 lessons on mental health (including suicide/self-harm), control classes did not. Understanding was measured at 2 time points, 8 months apart. Pupils in the experimental classes […]

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Suicide attempts among 451 depressed primary care patients, 13-21 years of age, were examined. In bivariate analysis, youth classified as suicide attempters showed elevated levels of psychopatholgy, specifically depressive symptoms, externalizing behaviours, anxiety, substance use, mania, & posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Externalizing behaviours & depression severity uniquely contributed to the prediction of suicide attempts in […]

The long-term mortality rate of patients with anorexia nervosa was evaluated in a southern Italy population & compared to the most recent literature. 147 female patients, consecutively admitted from 1994-1997, were re-examined between June-November 2003. Data were compared with 10 other studies published since 1988. 123 deaths in 2240 patients were reported in the literature. […]

This study investigated factors associated with suicidal behaviour in eating disorder patients. 150 patients at an outpatient clinic were included & data were gathered by retrospective chart analysis. 48 patients had a history of parasuicide. A significantly greater percentage of parasuicidal patients than nonparasuicidal patients had eating disorders with bingeing/purging symptomatology, used more than one […]

This study evaluated the differences in suicidal behaviour between adolescent anorexia nervosa & bulimia nervosa outpatients, & the association of age, menarche timing, duration of eating disorder, depression, & general psychopathological symptoms with suicidal behaviour. 57 outpatient females were included in the study. Suicide ideation, deliberate self-harm, & suicide attempts were assessed in self-report questionnaires. […]

This study examines whether eating disorder patients with suicide attempts present differences in disordered eating & clinical traits compared to those without suicide attempts. A total of 144 female Portuguese patients with eating disorders completed questionnaires. Eating disorder patients with suicide attempts differed from their peers regarding weight history, having a more chaotic pattern of […]

This report provides a brief overview of what the Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network has learned about the course & management of bipolar disorder. It brings together & summarizes the findings from studies published, in press, or under review. Findings related to suicide attempts are discussed, including the fact that a history of physical or sexual […]

The authors assert that focussing on issues of body weight alone negatively impacts community health overall. The mental health consequences of this focus are examined. The pervasive stigma obese individuals face is evidenced in research which has found an increased likelihood of depression, suicidal thoughts, & suicide attempts. (37 refs.)

This study investigated the Axis I & II comorbidity in 95 Italian subjects with bulimia nervosa who reported self-injurious behaviours &/or suicide attempts. No Axis I diagnosis was associated with any type of self-injurious behaviour whereas social phobia & bipolar disorder were linked to attempted suicide. The presence of a Cluster B personality disorder & […]

This study describes the prevalence & correlates of binge eating disorder as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire in a survey of 910 randomly ascertained participants. 60 individuals screened positive for current binge eating disorder with men as likely to screen positive as women. These subjects were at substantially elevated odds for depression, generalized anxiety […]

This study compared personality characteristics of subjects with dependence disorders who had previously made a suicide attempt. The population, recruited in France, Belgium, & Switzerland, was composed of 570 subjects. Their psychological dimensions were investigated by means of several self-report questonnaires. For most dimensions, repeat attempters, both past & recent but more specifically the recent […]