TY - JOUR PY - 2021// TI - Clarifying the association of eating disorder features to suicide ideation and attempts JO - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken) A1 - Shahnaz, Arezoo A1 - Klonsky, E. David SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - OBJECTIVE: We examine the relationships of eight eating disorder (ED) features to histories of suicide ideation and suicide attempts.

METHOD: Participants were 387 adults (62% female, mean age = 36 years) recruited via an online platform, and oversampled for the presence of ED features, who completed standardized self-report measures of study variables.

RESULTS: Different ED features predicted suicide ideation versus attempts. Specifically, Restrictive Eating (d = 0.44), Purging (d = 0.30), and Body Dissatisfaction (d = 0.27) were higher among ideators compared to nonsuicidal participants. In contrast, Muscle Building (d = 0.31), Excessive Exercise (d = 0.26), Cognitive Restraint (d = 0.23), and Restrictive Eating (d = 0.20) were higher among attempters compared to ideators-however, we note that the p-values for these effects range between 0.02 and 0.04 and it is unclear if they would replicate. Independent replication is important.

CONCLUSION: Findings have implications for the conceptualization of suicide risk in individuals with EDs.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 0021-9762 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23266 ID - ref1 ER -