TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Suicidal behaviour and eating disorder: a register-based survival analysis
JO  - Psychiatria Danubina
A1  - Zollner, L
A1  - Christiansen, Erik
SP  - 39
EP  - 39
VL  - 18
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0353-5053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -