Citation

Surgenor LJ, Snell DL. Eur. Eat. Disord. Rev. 1998; 6(3): 212-215.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(199809)6:3<212::AID-ERV246>3.0.CO;2-2

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

People with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) have a significantly elevated risk of attempted or completed suicide. This paper reports the case of a 33-year-old woman in treatment for severe AN and self-harm who used her nasogastric tube as a means by which to attempt strangulation. This demonstrates a novel, unexpected, and potentially lethal means of suicide. Amongst those at risk of self-harm, use of nasogastric feeding regimes may require special precaution and supervision.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; anorexia; Anorexia nervosa; article; case report; female; human; Nasogastric feeding; nasogastric tube; nose feeding; stomach intubation; strangulation; suicide attempt; Suicide attempt