title: Understanding anorexia in the elderly: formulating biopsychological research strategies.
abstract: Anorexia in the elderly may arise from a disregulated system rather than from the operation of an isolated pathological mechanism. The properties of a disregulated system can be diagnosed through a functional analysis. Anorexia could arise through a weak read-out of metabolic signals of need rather than from hyperactive satiety agents. Serotonin systems may integrate regulatory actions.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Blundell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000855:Anorexia / Q000209:etiology*; D001066:Appetite / Q000502:physiology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger / Q000502:physiology; D011603:Psychophysiology / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D012528:Satiety Response / Q000502:physiology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin