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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Herzog, David B.
• Greenwood, Dara N.
• Dorer, David J.
• Flores, Andrea T.
• Ekeblad, Elizabeth R.
• Richards, Ana
• Blais, Mark A.
• Keller, Martin B.

Titel

Mortality in eating disorders: A descriptive study

Ist Teil von

• The International journal of eating disorders, 2000-07, Vol.28 (1), p.20-26

Ort / Verlag

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2000

Quelle

EBSCOhost Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective We report rates and causes of death for a cohort of 246 eating‐disordered women and provide descriptive information on their eating disorder and comorbid diagnoses. Method Data on mortality were collected as part of a longitudinal study of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, now in its 11th year. Other data sources included death certificates, autopsy reports, relative interviews, and a National Death Index search. Results Seven deaths have occurred during the study, all among anorexic subjects with a history of binging and purging and with comorbid Axis I disorders. The crude mortality rate was 5.1%. The standardized mortality ratios for death (9.6) and suicide (58.1) were significantly elevated (p < .001). Conclusions Anorexia nervosa is associated with a substantial risk of death and suicide. Features correlated with fatal outcome are longer duration of illness, binging and purging, comorbid substance abuse, and comorbid affective disorders. © 2000 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 28: 20–26, 2000.