Muscle dysmorphia symptomatology is prospectively associated with suicidal thoughts, suicidal behaviors, and non-suicidal self-injury among a sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults

Introduction Limited, primarily cross-sectional research has identified associations between muscle dysmorphia and suicidal thoughts suicidal behaviors, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). This study aimed to investigate the associations between muscle dysmorphia and suicidal thoughts, suicidal behaviors, and NSSI prospectively over a 1-year period among a large, diverse sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults. Methods Data […]

Correlates of suicidal thoughts and attempts in males engaging in muscle dysmorphia or eating disorder symptoms

Objective Despite the high rates of suicidality in body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders (EDs), research on suicidality in a related disorder, muscle dysmorphia (MD), is essentially nonexistent. Thus, this study tested relations between suicidal thoughts and behaviors and MD and ED symptoms in an online male community sample. Method A total of 464 males […]