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Suicide attempts in US adults with lifetime DSM-5 eating disorders.

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Rates of suicide are increasing in the US. Although psychiatric disorders are associated with suicide risk, there is a dearth of epidemiological research on the relationship between suicide attempts (SAs) and eating disorders (EDs). The study therefore aimed to examine prevalence and correlates of SAs in DSM-5 EDs-anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED)-in a nationally representative sample of US adults. In addition, prevalence and correlates of SAs were examined in the two subtypes of AN-restricting (AN-R) and binge/purge (AN-BP) types.

Year of Publication
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2019
Journal
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BMC medicine
Volume
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17
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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120
Date Published
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2019
URL
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https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-019-1352-3
DOI
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10.1186/s12916-019-1352-3
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BMC Med
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