Medscape (1/15, Melville) reports that people “with eating disorders have been found to be at increased risk for suicide attempts or death by suicide, even after adjustment for psychiatric comorbidities such as depression,” a study published online Jan. 13 in JAMA Psychiatry indicates. After analyzing data from “a Swedish national birth cohort of 2,268,786 individuals born between January 1979 and December 2001 who were followed from the age of six years,” researchers found that “the risk is notably increased when a close family member also has an eating disorder.”
Related Links:
— Medscape (requires login and subscription)