Self-injurious behavior and attempted suicide in purging bulimia nervosa: Associations with psychiatric comorbidity

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 285-289

  Favaro, Angela ^a   Santonastaso, Paolo ^a   Monteleone, Palmiero ^b   Bellodi, Laura ^c   Mauri, Mauro ^d   Rotondo, Alessandro ^d   Erzegovesi, Stefano ^c   Maj, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Comorbidity; Eating disorders; Personality disorders; Self injurious behaviour; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BULIMIA; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF TRANSCENDENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CATHARTICS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 36849068827     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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