Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/Ai0tRcYrMx Over the past 14 months, the rate of eating disorders requiring hospitalization among young people has skyrocketed... (1/7) https://t.co/ghSuZ4PFsY
Mortality rates in patients with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders. A meta-analysis of 36 studies.
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Numerous discussions highlight the alarming statistics from the article, such as 'one in five individuals with anorexia who died had committed suicide.' Discussions also emphasize the severe consequences of anorexia nervosa, using terms like 'highest mortality rate' and 'serious health risks.' This choice of language, along with the sharing of personal insights from users, illustrates the urgency and importance of recognizing and addressing eating disorders.
The discussions reflect strong consensus on the seriousness of anorexia nervosa's high mortality rates.
Users demonstrate a high level of curiosity about the findings and implications of the study.
While many posts mention statistics, some delve deeper into the implications for treatment and awareness.
The overall perception indicates that the study's findings could lead to significant changes in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.
Abstract in brief
- A meta-analysis of 36 studies investigated mortality rates associated with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) between 1966 and 2010.
- The findings revealed that the weighted mortality rates were significantly higher in AN (51 deaths per 1000 person-years) compared to BN (17) and EDNOS (33), with a substantial portion of AN deaths resulting from suicide.
- The study highlighted that individuals with eating disorders face elevated mortality risks, particularly in AN, and indicated that age at assessment is a crucial factor influencing mortality rates in these patients.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyДжерела інформації. Наукові статті: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30059-3 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095735 10.1111/jcpp.12441 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00356-9 10.1016/j.cppeds.2017.02.004 10.1016/j.psc.2017.01.003 10.1016/j.cppeds.2017.02.005 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.74 10.2147/NDT.S61665
Die Mortalitätsrate bei Anorexie liegt bei rund 5%. Wenn die Maßnahmen nur 100 Kinder mehr dahingetrieben haben, dann sterben 5. Den Berichten der Kinder- und Jugenärzte und -psychologen zur Folge sind es leider deutlich mehr als 100. #FalscherFokus https://t.co/SIaeva9cor https://t.co/MNci4zmEPZ
Source for 'eating disorders are the most deadly' https://t.co/xA7lDO8S4Z
No es sólo delgadez, la anorexia nerviosa es uno de los trastornos mentales con mayor mortalidad. https://t.co/2bqelWO3es https://t.co/6xHzGGHmsB
@tmwaring @HumBehEvoSoc How do you know that waist-hip ratio research won't have high humanitarian value? Basic science often provides unexpected insights. To make up a story, maybe WHR research will illuminate anorexia, which has a very high mortality rate: https://t.co/YUVV5FFpCU
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@selinmuchbetter @bs_ilyada Hanımefendi AN daha tehlikelidir ve intihar oranları da yüksektir.Bulima'da kilo korunur. "Mortality Rates in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders" google'a yazın bu araştırmaya bakın 2.57 kat AN daha öldürücü.Sizin iddiayı desteklyeck makaleyi zevkle okurum
@gromokam Да, вы правы. Оно ОДНО ИЗ самых смертельных психических расстройств. Хотя в России, насколько знаю, отсутствует такая статистика. Здесь («Mortality rates in patients with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders. A meta-analysis of 36 studies».
@MuskIsAManBaby @encyclopath Sources: https://t.co/K3ERbE5Qst https://t.co/96Kpyst4kN https://t.co/OfvL7q8FO8
@Chloe_L_White yes! i use these three, depending on the situation! they are usually only about AN though. https://t.co/fFKKxe2lMn https://t.co/YKlhSqT0As https://t.co/u6LyNLH7vn
@thevivafrei https://t.co/7tr68rPp8i
@Cat_and_Rats "28-74% of risk for eating disorders is through genetic heritability" Arcelus, Jon et al. “Mortality rates in patients with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders. A meta-analysis of 36 studies.” Archives of general psychiatry 68,7 (2011): 724-31. https://t.co/tgVUtc18E6
@_madi_faith @nicknorwitz @Metabolic_Mind https://t.co/mQh8XFS6K6
@Scarl_diary i take it back not obesity sorry however to say self induced vomiting “wont kill you” is disinformation and harmful https://t.co/fibTbT95sn
@damn_daniel3 Мета аналіз 36 досліджень РХП https://t.co/rDVDqbHZb5 Мета аналіз 165 досліджень смертності серед людей з ожирінням https://t.co/oCJQ4oIPeH Парадокс пов'язаний з дослідженням і сприйняттям ожиріння https://t.co/VfoEfaeM2H
RT @TheProjectHEAL: Did you know that eating disorders are the 2nd most fatal mental illness, second only to Opioid Use Disorder? Find out…
RT @TheProjectHEAL: Did you know that eating disorders are the 2nd most fatal mental illness, second only to Opioid Use Disorder? Find out…
RT @TheProjectHEAL: Did you know that eating disorders are the 2nd most fatal mental illness, second only to Opioid Use Disorder? Find out…
Did you know that eating disorders are the 2nd most fatal mental illness, second only to Opioid Use Disorder? Find out more from the 2011 study by Arcelus, et al. titled “Mortality rates in patients with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders. A meta-analysis of 36 studies.” https://t.co/9ku5cH0ltl
RT @MasatsuguSakata: 摂食障害の死亡率、36研究のメタ解析。ANだと年間5/1000人、つまり、単純計算すると、10年で5%、20年で10%!?早めにきっちり治療しないといけない。 Mortality Rates in Patients With Anore…
RT @MasatsuguSakata: 摂食障害の死亡率、36研究のメタ解析。ANだと年間5/1000人、つまり、単純計算すると、10年で5%、20年で10%!?早めにきっちり治療しないといけない。 Mortality Rates in Patients With Anore…
TW:ED Os distúrbios alimentares são das doenças psiquiátricas com uma taxa de mortalidade mais elevada, sendo que, no caso da anorexia nervosa, apenas um quinto se deveu a suicídio. https://t.co/rzUks4BTh7
Source for 'eating disorders are the most deadly' https://t.co/xA7lDO8S4Z
@HollyStallcup Less than 6% of people with eating disorders are medically diagnosed as “underweight.” https://t.co/RVplCg8aZj
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Джерела інформації. Наукові статті: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30059-3 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095735 10.1111/jcpp.12441 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00356-9 10.1016/j.cppeds.2017.02.004 10.1016/j.psc.2017.01.003 10.1016/j.cppeds.2017.02.005 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.74 10.2147/NDT.S61665
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
@SSBBWCaitiDee @katielett11 @bbw__layla https://t.co/KyMwBzrieV Here's some actual research since you pointed that out
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
@Orlando89233058 It's cited in the original tweet. Here it is again, for quick reference https://t.co/Ai0tRcYrMx
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
RT @collateralglbl: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/A…
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illness, second only to opioid addiction. https://t.co/Ai0tRcYrMx Over the past 14 months, the rate of eating disorders requiring hospitalization among young people has skyrocketed... (1/7) https://t.co/ghSuZ4PFsY
RT @clinpsychbook: One-in-five anorexia nervosa deaths are due to suicide https://t.co/6EIPU3Zlz1
RT @clinpsychbook: One-in-five anorexia nervosa deaths are due to suicide https://t.co/6EIPU3Zlz1
RT @MasatsuguSakata: 摂食障害の死亡率、36研究のメタ解析。ANだと年間5/1000人、つまり、単純計算すると、10年で5%、20年で10%!?早めにきっちり治療しないといけない。 Mortality Rates in Patients With Anore…
@SCHIZ0lD hi I haven't been spewing the 6% thing but got curious and was looking around and the national association of anorexia nervosa and associated disorders cited this meta-analysis of 36 studies for their 6% claim, and they talk about limitations a bit too https://t.co/3rkK9wPFbh
RT @psychepi: @skyekinder @theage @RuralDoctorsAus How come, when ppl cite statistics about #anorexia/eating disorder mortality, they almos…
RT @psychepi: @skyekinder @theage @RuralDoctorsAus How come, when ppl cite statistics about #anorexia/eating disorder mortality, they almos…
@skyekinder @theage @RuralDoctorsAus How come, when ppl cite statistics about #anorexia/eating disorder mortality, they almost never acknowledge that these alarming rates were in *treated* patients (very often intensively treated)? I suspect ppl haven't bothered to read sources, e.g. Arcelus https://t.co/mfMRBYxubY
RT @DrChristianWin1: Die Mortalitätsrate bei Anorexie liegt bei rund 5%. Wenn die Maßnahmen nur 100 Kinder mehr dahingetrieben haben, dann…
RT @DrChristianWin1: Die Mortalitätsrate bei Anorexie liegt bei rund 5%. Wenn die Maßnahmen nur 100 Kinder mehr dahingetrieben haben, dann…
RT @DrChristianWin1: Die Mortalitätsrate bei Anorexie liegt bei rund 5%. Wenn die Maßnahmen nur 100 Kinder mehr dahingetrieben haben, dann…
RT @DrChristianWin1: Die Mortalitätsrate bei Anorexie liegt bei rund 5%. Wenn die Maßnahmen nur 100 Kinder mehr dahingetrieben haben, dann…
RT @DrChristianWin1: Die Mortalitätsrate bei Anorexie liegt bei rund 5%. Wenn die Maßnahmen nur 100 Kinder mehr dahingetrieben haben, dann…
Die Mortalitätsrate bei Anorexie liegt bei rund 5%. Wenn die Maßnahmen nur 100 Kinder mehr dahingetrieben haben, dann sterben 5. Den Berichten der Kinder- und Jugenärzte und -psychologen zur Folge sind es leider deutlich mehr als 100. #FalscherFokus https://t.co/SIaeva9cor https://t.co/MNci4zmEPZ
摂食障害の死亡率、36研究のメタ解析。ANだと年間5/1000人、つまり、単純計算すると、10年で5%、20年で10%!?早めにきっちり治療しないといけない。 Mortality Rates in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders https://t.co/4qK2xsXOue @JAMAPsych part of @JAMANetworkより
Today I learned that Anorexia Nervosa has the highest death rate of any functional psychiatric disorder. If this is something you suspect in a friend or family member please take it very seriously. #nutrition #health https://t.co/T8hwMOoiXb
@JDHaltigan People who kill themselves at 5x the rate generally turn out to be a problem for other people too. My surprise is based on the assumption of strong cor between problems for self and others. "One in 5 individuals with AN who died had committed suicide." https://t.co/nuEL3WhmH6
Uno de los cuadros con mas alto riesgo de suicidio de la psiquiatria. https://t.co/2bqelX5E60 https://t.co/2DX0omUhsR
1 em cada 5 mortes por anorexia ocorre por suicídio. Arcelus, J., Mitchell, A. J., Wales, J., & Nielsen, S. (2011). Mortality rates in patients with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders: a meta-analysis of 36… https://t.co/dSsFsNYomX
@tmwaring @HumBehEvoSoc How do you know that waist-hip ratio research won't have high humanitarian value? Basic science often provides unexpected insights. To make up a story, maybe WHR research will illuminate anorexia, which has a very high mortality rate: https://t.co/YUVV5FFpCU
RT @PabloRichly: No es sólo delgadez, la anorexia nerviosa es uno de los trastornos mentales con mayor mortalidad. https://t.co/2bqelWO3es…
RT @PabloRichly: No es sólo delgadez, la anorexia nerviosa es uno de los trastornos mentales con mayor mortalidad. https://t.co/2bqelWO3es…
RT @PabloRichly: No es sólo delgadez, la anorexia nerviosa es uno de los trastornos mentales con mayor mortalidad. https://t.co/2bqelWO3es…
RT @PabloRichly: No es sólo delgadez, la anorexia nerviosa es uno de los trastornos mentales con mayor mortalidad. https://t.co/2bqelWO3es…
No es sólo delgadez, la anorexia nerviosa es uno de los trastornos mentales con mayor mortalidad. https://t.co/2bqelWO3es https://t.co/6xHzGGHmsB
@ezralbntseliot @aargold24 @Yascha_Mounk @CHSommers So an SMR of 1 means no excess deaths, 2 means twice as many deaths as expected. The SMR for anorexia nervosa is 5-6, in most studies. That is extremely high. See this meta-analysis (from JAMA phychiatry), for example. https://t.co/mEMlECKcSg
2/5 Arcelus et al. (2011) meta-analysis of mortality in eating disorders. Mortality Rates in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders https://t.co/eOawODOTaj