ANOREXIA: Mortality Rates

A youtube video by: StrawberryKField

MORTALITY RATES

• Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness
• A study by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders reported that 5 – 10% of anorexics die within 10 years after contracting the disease; 18-20% of anorexics will be dead after 20 years and only 30 – 40% ever fully recover
• The mortality rate associated with anorexia nervosa is 12 times higher than the death rate of ALL causes of death for females 15 – 24 years old.
• 20% of people suffering from anorexia will prematurely die from complications related to their eating disorder, including suicide and heart problems

See Also:
A Look at Anorexia
Anorexia and Osteoporosis



sources: http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/anorexia/statistics.htm
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dL7WPylAd5E&feature=related

Eating Disorder Help: Hotlines, Organizations, and Websites

*If you know of a hotline, website, and/or organization not listed here please leave me the information in the comment section and I'll be glad to add them.
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Hotlines:

• Anorexia Nervosa and Associate Disorders (ANAD) 1-630- 577-1330
• Boys and girls Town National Hotline: 1-800- 448-3000
• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) 1-800-931-2237
• Mental Health America: 1-800-969-NMHA
• National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
• Referrals to Eating Disorder specialists (US and Canada) 1-800-736-3739
• The Eating Distress Helpline (Ireland):011-44-2600366
• Thursday's Child National Call Center for at Risk Youth: 1-800-USA-KIDS
• Youth Crisis Line: 1- 800-HIT-HOME

Resources: (links)

• A Chance To Heal
• Academy For Eating Disorders
  
• Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc (ANRED)
• Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous
• Beating Eating Disorders (BEAT)
• Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA)
• Bulimia.com (Publications and Education)
  
• Eating Disorders Anonymous
• Eating Disorders Association (NI)
  
• Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
• Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC)
• Eating-Disorder.com
• Eating Disorders Foundation Inc (EDF)
• Eating Disorders Recovery Services (EDRS)
• Eating Disorder Recovery.com
  
• Eating Disorders Recovery Resources Support Network (ED-support.com)
• F.E.A.S.T. (Families Empowered And Supporting Treatment of EDs) / Around The Dinner Table (F.E.A.S.T. Forum)
• Finding Balance (EDNOS)
• Food Addicts Anonymous (FAA)
  
• Food Addicts In Recovery (FA)
• F.R.E.E.D. Foundation
• Healthy Place.com
• Hope Network
  
• Mental Health America (MHA)
• MGEDT (Men Get Eating Disorders Too)
  
• Mirror Mirror Org
  
• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
• National Association for Males with Eating Disorders, Inc. (N.A.M.E.D)
• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
• National Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC)
• Ophelia's Place
  
• Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
• Something Fishy
  
• The Body Positive
• The Butterfly Foundation (Australia)
  
• The Joy Project

UK/Ireland: (some headings are links)

• Anorexia and Bulimia Care: 01462 423351
• beat - beat eating disorders Helpline: 0845 6341414
• Bodywhys: 1890 200 444
• Caraline: 01582 457474
• National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence: 020 7067 5800
• Northern Initiative on Women & Eating:0191 261 7010
• SupportLine: 020 8554 9004
• The Eating Distress Helpline (Ireland): 011-44-2600366
• The International Eating Disorders Centre: 01296 330557
• The National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED): 0845 838 2040
• Threshold Women's Mental Health Infoline: 0808 808 6000
• Women and Eating: 0191 261 7010
• Young Minds: 0800 018 2138
• Youth Helpline: 0845 6347650

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