Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses associated with high rates of suicidal behavior. One potential explanation for the increased rate of suicidality in individuals with eating disorders is the high rate of comorbidity between eating disorders and other psychopathology (e.g. mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders) that have also been found to be associated with suicidal behavior. Few studies have examined whether eating disorders are uniquely associated with suicidality, thus, the current study examined the independent association between eating disorders and suicidality in women using a university-based epidemiological study (N=364). Results indicated that eating disorders were significantly associated with suicidality even in individuals absent any lifetime mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders. Additionally, anorexia nervosa was uniquely associated with both lifetime suicidality and suicidality severity. Findings from the current study highlight the need to monitor risk of suicidality and the need for added care in the standardized assessment of suicidality in all individuals with eating disorders regardless of comorbidity status. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Fall Semester, 2011. / October 11, 2011. / Anorexia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, Suicidality, Suicide / Includes bibliographical references. / Pamela K. Keel, Professor Co-Directing Thesis; Thomas E. Joiner, Professor Co-Directing Thesis; Carol Connor, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_182773 |
| Contributors | Bodell, Lindsay P. (authoraut), Keel, Pamela K. (professor co-directing thesis), Joiner, Thomas E. (professor co-directing thesis), Connor, Carol (committee member), Department of Psychology (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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