Suicidal behavior and self-harm in girls with eating disorders
Jiri Koutek, Jana Kocourkova, Iva Dudova Department of Child Psychiatry, Charles University Second Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic Abstract: Comorbid psychopathology, including self-harm and suicidal behavior, is often found in patients with eati...
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| description | Jiri Koutek, Jana Kocourkova, Iva Dudova Department of Child Psychiatry, Charles University Second Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic Abstract: Comorbid psychopathology, including self-harm and suicidal behavior, is often found in patients with eating disorders. To better understand the reasons for high comorbid psychopathology among eating disorders, self-harm, and suicidal behavior, we examined this comorbidity in female patients hospitalized with eating disorders. In a sample of 47 girls admitted for anorexia nervosa, atypical anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa, 72% had depressive symptoms, 11% had obsessive-compulsive symptoms, 9% had anxiety disorder, 23% had substance abuse, and 57% had disharmonious personality development. Suicidal behavior was present in 60% of patients and self-harm in 49%. Association was found between self-harm and suicidality. In all, 68% of girls with eating disorders had a positive score in the Children’s Depression Inventory questionnaire and 62% of them in the Child Adolescent Suicidal Potential Index questionnaire. Clinical examination of girls with eating disorders should focus on identifying the risk of suicidal behavior and self-harm. Keywords: eating disorders, child, adolescent, self-harm, suicidal behavior |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2287a5a048a541fcac8cce6612c84e2b2025-08-20T03:27:01ZengDove Medical PressNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment1178-20212016-04-01Volume 12Issue 178779326369Suicidal behavior and self-harm in girls with eating disordersKoutek JKocourkova J0Dudova I1Department od Pediatric PsychiatryDepartment of Child PsychiatryJiri Koutek, Jana Kocourkova, Iva Dudova Department of Child Psychiatry, Charles University Second Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic Abstract: Comorbid psychopathology, including self-harm and suicidal behavior, is often found in patients with eating disorders. To better understand the reasons for high comorbid psychopathology among eating disorders, self-harm, and suicidal behavior, we examined this comorbidity in female patients hospitalized with eating disorders. In a sample of 47 girls admitted for anorexia nervosa, atypical anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa, 72% had depressive symptoms, 11% had obsessive-compulsive symptoms, 9% had anxiety disorder, 23% had substance abuse, and 57% had disharmonious personality development. Suicidal behavior was present in 60% of patients and self-harm in 49%. Association was found between self-harm and suicidality. In all, 68% of girls with eating disorders had a positive score in the Children’s Depression Inventory questionnaire and 62% of them in the Child Adolescent Suicidal Potential Index questionnaire. Clinical examination of girls with eating disorders should focus on identifying the risk of suicidal behavior and self-harm. Keywords: eating disorders, child, adolescent, self-harm, suicidal behaviorhttps://www.dovepress.com/suicidal-behavior-and-self-harm-in-girls-with-eating-disorders-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDTeating disorderschildadolescentself-harmsuicidal behaviour |
| spellingShingle | Koutek J Kocourkova J Dudova I Suicidal behavior and self-harm in girls with eating disorders Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment eating disorders child adolescent self-harm suicidal behaviour |
| title | Suicidal behavior and self-harm in girls with eating disorders |
| title_full | Suicidal behavior and self-harm in girls with eating disorders |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Suicidal behavior and self-harm in girls with eating disorders |
| title_short | Suicidal behavior and self-harm in girls with eating disorders |
| title_sort | suicidal behavior and self harm in girls with eating disorders |
| topic | eating disorders child adolescent self-harm suicidal behaviour |
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