Characteristics of Suicide Attempts in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa: A Case–Control Study
Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Sébastien Guillaume , Isabelle Jaussent, Emilie Olié, Catherine Genty, Jacques Bringer, Philippe Courtet, Ulrike Schmidt Published: August 12, 2011 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023578 Abstract Objective Compared to other eating disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN) has the highest rates of completed suicide whereas suicide attempt rates are similar or lower than in bulimia nervosa (BN). Attempted suicide is a key predictor of suicide, thus this mismatch is intriguing. We sought to explore whether the clinical characteristics of suicidal acts differ…