%0 Journal Article
%T Mortality in eating disorders: a descriptive study
%J International journal of eating disorders
%D 2000
%A Herzog, D. B.
%A Greenwood, D. N.
%A Dorer, D. J.
%A Flores, A. T.
%A Ekeblad, E. R.
%A Richards, A.
%A Blais, M. A.
%A Keller, M. B.
%V 28
%N 1
%P 20-26
%X 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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). <br><br>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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0276-3478
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(200007)28:1<20::aid-eat3>3.0.co;2-x