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Citation

Bodell LP, Cheng Y, Wildes JE. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2019; 49(2): 520-528.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12459

PMID

29578246

Abstract

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder characterized by severe food restriction resulting in low body weight and an intense fear of gaining weight. This disorder has one of the highest suicide rates of any psychiatric illness; however, few studies have investigated prospective predictors of suicide ideation (SI) in this population. Quality-of-life impairment may be particularly relevant for understanding suicide risk in AN, given associations with SI in other psychiatric disorders and associations with chronicity and severity in AN. This study explored associations between eating disorder-related impairment and SI in individuals with AN (n = 113) who completed assessments at treatment discharge and 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge. Greater psychological impairment predicted future occurrence of SI controlling for age, depression, history of SI, and eating disorder variables. Associations were specific to psychological impairment as other domains of impairment did not predict SI over time.

FINDINGS highlight the potential importance of targeting interpersonal-psychological consequences of AN to decrease future suicide risk.

© 2018 The American Association of Suicidology.


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