@article{ref1,
title="A comprehensive meta-analysis of the risk of suicide in eating disorders",
journal="Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica",
year="2011",
author="Preti, A. and Rocchi, M. B. L. and Sisti, D. and Camboni, M. V. and Miotto, P.",
volume="124",
number="1",
pages="6-17",
abstract="Objective:  Past meta-analyses on suicide in eating disorders included few available studies. Method:  PubMed/Medline search for papers including sample n ≥ 40 and follow-up ≥5 years: 40 studies on anorexia nervosa (AN), 16 studies on bulimia nervosa (BN), and three studies on binge eating disorder (BED) were included. Results:  Of 16 342 patients with AN, 245 suicides occurred over a mean follow-up of 11.1 years (suicide rate = 0.124 per 100 person-years). Standardized mortality ratio (SMR) was 31.0 (Poisson 95% CI = 21.0-44.0); a clear decrease in suicide risk over time was observed in recent decades. Of 1768 patients with BN, four suicides occurred over a mean follow-up of 7.5 years (suicide rate = 0.030 per 100 person-years): SMR was 7.5 (1.6-11.6). No suicide occurred among 246 patients with BED (mean follow-up = 5.3 years). Conclusion:  AN and BN share many risk factors for suicide: the factors causing lower suicide rates per person-year in BN compared to AN should be investigated.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-690X",
doi="10.1111/j.1600-0447.2010.01641.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2010.01641.x"
}