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| Anorexia nervosa in old age | | Author(s) | A Wills, S Olivieri |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 2, no 3, August 1998 |
| Pages | pp 239-245 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Malnutrition ; Weight ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | Anorexia Nervosa (AN) occurs in all age groups from adolescence to older age. This article describes six case studies which presented to an old age psychiatry service over a ten-year period. The studies illustrate how the effects of ageing modify the clinical picture but do not alter the fundamental problem of self-inflicted low body weight. The authors suggest that a reduction in ageism and increased reporting of the condition in older age may help in understanding the condition as a whole. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980828410 A |
| Classmark | CSM: 4X6: 69P |
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