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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Mortality and predictors of death in a cohort of patients presenting to an eating disorders service
International Journal of Eating Disorders Published Online: 19 Jun 2009

Anorexia nervosa had a ten-fold increased risk of early death, but there was also evidence of increased risk in other groups of patients, including eating disorder not otherwise specified. A number of clinical factors predicted increased mortality risk, especially very low body mass index and the presence of alcohol misuse.

The study confirms previous evidence of a markedly increased mortality risk for anorexia nervosa, but also suggests that the risk is not confined to this eating disorder and that greater attention needs to be focused on wider psychiatric comorbidity.




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