| Abstract [eng] |
People with eating disorders are at suicide risk. Suicidality is associated with attitudes towards suicide. Although suicidality of people with eating disorders is well studied, their attitudes towards suicide have received less attention. The object of this research is to study the attitudes among people with eating disorders. 126 participants took place in this research: 63 people with eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, other eating disorders); 63 people without eating disorders. All the participants with eating disorders at the time of the research were receiving treatment in the Center for Eating Disorders (VšĮ Vilnius Mental Health center). The majority of participants were women (92%), average age 25. All the respondents filled in an Attitudes towards suicide questionnaire (ATTS) and its supplement. Results showed, that participants with eating disorders perceived suicide as less predictable and associated it with loneliness more than participants without eating disorders. Attitudes of people with anorexia nervosa and with bulimia nervosa towards suicide did not differ significantly. Participants with anorexia nervosa perceived suicide as less predictable, showed more nonintrusive attitudes towards suicide and associated it to loneliness more than participants without eating disorders. Attitudes towards suicide among people with bulimia nervosa and people without eating disorder did not differ significantly. Results could be explained considering characteristics of people with eating disorders and the methodology of this research. Recommendations to clinical practice were formed based on the findings. |
