Question 151 · LEK · Anorexia nervosa
Among mental health disorders, the highest mortality risk is associated with:
- A. depressive episode.
- B. schizophrenia.
- C. bipolar mood disorder.
- D. anorexia.
- E. dementia in Alzheimer’s disease.
Hint
Consider the disorder that combines a high suicide rate with life-threatening medical complications of starvation.
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