RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Geriatric Anorexia Nervosa
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 666
OP 669
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170182
VO 30
IS 5
A1 Zayed, Moaweya
A1 Garry, Joseph P.
YR 2017
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/30/5/666.abstract
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.