Citation

Wildman P, Lilenfeld LR, Marcus MD. Int. J. Eat. Disord. 2004; 35(2): 190-197.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/eat.10213

PMID

14994356

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We examined differences in the onset pattern of comorbid disorders in eating-disordered women with and without a history of parasuicide to elucidate potential etiologic differences between the two groups. METHODS: Fifty-four women with a current or past eating disorder partcipated. Of these women, 27 had a history of suicide attempts and self-injury and 27 had no history of suicide attempts or self-injury. The age and pattern of onset for the eating disorder relative to comorbid major depression, anxiety disorder, and substance use disorder were compared between the groups. RESULTS: The onset of major depression and anxiety disorders occurred at a younger age in the parasuicidal group. In addition, the onset of major depression in the parasuicidal group occurred significantly more often before the onset of the eating disorder. DISCUSSION: The eating disorder may be secondary to a mood disturbance in women with parasuicidal histories.

Language: en