%0 Journal Article
%T Suicidal Behavior in Eating Disorders
%A Bedriye Oncu
%A Direnc Sakarya
%J Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar
%D 2013
%I Psikiyatride G¨šncel Yakla??mlar
%X Suicide associated mortality rates are notable for eating disorders. Crude mortality rate associated with suicide, varies between 0% and 5.3% in patients with eating disorders. Prominent risk factors for suicidal behavior among these patients are subtype of the eating disorders, comorbid psychiatric diagnosis (e.g. depression, alcohol and substance abuse, personality disorders), ultrarapid drug metabolism, history of childhood abuse and particular family dynamics. In this article, suicidal behavior and associated factors in eating disorders are briefly reviewed.
%K Suicide
%K eating disorders
%K anorexia nervosa
%U http://www.cappsy.org/archives/vol5/no1/cap_05_04.pdf