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Mortality in anorexia nervosa.

Patrick F. Sullivan·1995·American Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The author's goal was to shed light on the debate regarding the mortality rate over time associated with anorexia nervosa. METHOD: He conducted a meta-analytic study using weighted linear regression to combine crude mortality proportions from 42 published studies to estimate the mortality associated with anorexia nervosa over time. RESULTS: The crude rate of mortality due to all causes of death for subjects with anorexia nervosa in these studies was 5.9% (178 deaths in 3,006 subjects). The aggregate mortality rate was estimated to be 0.56% per year, or approximately 5.6% per decade. CONCLUSIONS: The aggregate estimated mortality rate for subjects with anorexia nervosa is substantially greater than that reported for female psychiatric inpatients and for the general population.

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Authors
Sullivan, P. F.
Corresponding author
Patrick F. Sullivan
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
1995-07-01
Volume
152
Issue
7
Pages
1073-1074
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W1639247225
Cited by
974
References
6
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
anorexia nervosa, mortality, all-cause mortality, eating disorders, psychiatric inpatients, female patients
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Anorexia Nervosa, Cause of Death, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hospitalization, Humans, Mortality, Sex Factors, Suicide, Linear Models

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