PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Moaweya Zayed
AU  - Joseph P. Garry
TI  - Geriatric Anorexia Nervosa
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170182
DP  - 2017 Sep 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 666--669
VI  - 30
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/30/5/666.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/30/5/666.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2017 Sep 01; 30
AB  - Eating disorders are not commonly diagnosed in individuals aged >50 years, yet they are associated with significant psychiatric comorbidities and overall morbidity. Anorexia nervosa is the most common eating disorder among this age group, and women are affected most often. We present the fatal case of a 66-year old woman with severe malnutrition and newly diagnosed anorexia nervosa. Inpatient refeeding was unsuccessful, and she succumbed to multisystem organ failure. The timely recognition of eating disorders among older people is important for family physicians who care for patients across the life spectrum.