Psychological factors in nutritional disorders of the elderly: part of the spectrum of eating disorders

Objective: To illustrate common psychogenic factors involved in undereating and undernutrition in the elderly. Method: Two cases are described. Results: In the context of age-related physical and social factors, obsessional, phobic, and hypochondriacal anxieties can lead to significant food restrict...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The International journal of eating disorders 1999-04, Vol.25 (3), p.345-348
Hauptverfasser:	Clarke, D.M, Wahlqvist, M.L, Rassias, C.R, Strauss, B.J.G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult and adolescent clinical studies Aged - psychology Aged, 80 and over Anorexia - psychology Anorexia nervosa Attitude to Health Biological and medical sciences case studies Eating behavior disorders Eating disorders elderly Feeding and Eating Disorders - complications Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology Feeding Behavior - psychology Female food restriction Geriatrics Humans malnutrition Medical sciences Nutrition Nutrition Disorders - etiology Nutrition Disorders - psychology Obsessive Behavior - complications Obsessive Behavior - psychology Older people Phobic Disorders - complications Phobic Disorders - psychology psychogenic factors Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry psychosocial factors undernutrition
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective: To illustrate common psychogenic factors involved in undereating and undernutrition in the elderly. Method: Two cases are described. Results: In the context of age-related physical and social factors, obsessional, phobic, and hypochondriacal anxieties can lead to significant food restrictions and undernutrition. Discussion: Psychogenic factors need to be considered in undernutrition of the elderly and the phenomena considered in the spectrum of eating disorders.
ISSN:	0276-3478 1098-108X
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199904)25:3<345::AID-EAT14>3.0.CO;2-T