Citation

Zollner L, Christiansen E. Psychiatr. Danub. 2006; 18(Suppl 1): 39.

Affiliation

Centre for Suicide Research, Sondergade 17, 5000 Odense C., Denmark. lz@selvmordsforskning.dk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Facultas Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis - Danube Symposion of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16963900

Abstract

Introduction: This study was undertaken to analyse risk factors for eating disorders and suicidal behaviour after being diagnosed with an eating disorder. Methodology: The study is a Danish register-based case/control study. Personal data on relatives, socio-economic, psychiatric and mortality conditions were retrieved from various registers. Data were analysed by the use of conditional logistic regression and Cox regression. Participants: 2,179 people (age: 15-35) diagnosed with an eating disorder (cases) during 1990-2000 and 19,611 controls matched by gender and age were analysed. Results: We found an association between factors regarding relatives and socio-economic issues, and the development of eating disorder. Parent admitted to psychiatric care, siblings diagnosed with an eating disorder, low birth weight, and a parent breaking the law were among the significant risk factors. 10.4% of the cases were admitted to a somatic department because of deliberate self-harm within four years after the day they were diagnosed. In total 2.1% of the cases died within the follow-up period, and almost half of the deaths were suicides. Conclusion: We analysed the period before and after the day they were diagnosed, according to risk factors and suicidal behaviour. Suicidal behaviour is more common among people with eating disorders.

Language: en