Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 447-451 , November 2004

Attempted suicide and self-injury in patients diagnosed with eating disorders

  • Daniel Stein

      Affiliations

    • The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Daniel Stein, M.D., Pediatric Psychosomatic Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    • ,
  • Lisa R.R. Lilenfeld

      Affiliations

    • The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Prudence C. Wildman

      Affiliations

    • The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Marsha D. Marcus

      Affiliations

    • The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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☆ Supported by The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (L.R.R.L.).

PII: S0010-440X(04)00091-4

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.07.011

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 447-451 , November 2004

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