Suicidality and unhealthy weight control behaviors among female underaged psychiatric inpatients
Comprehensive Psychiatry, 08/21/2012
Laakso E et al. – Unhealthy weight control behaviors among adolescent girls were found to be strongly associated with suicidal behavior. Girls with a history of both suicide attempts and self–mutilative behavior (SMB) seem to be the most disturbed group, with multiple weight loss methods and impulsivity. Girls who are overweight or exercise excessively may represent risk groups for attempted suicide
