Factors Associated With Suicidal Behaviors in a Large French Sample of Inpatients With Eating Disorders

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 odds ratio for bulimia nervosa followed by anorexia nervosa of the binging/purging subtype. Among diagnostic subgroups, the strongest factors were drug use, alcohol use, & tobacco use. (42 refs.) JA