title: Eating Disorders in Late-life.
abstract: Eating disorders are a heterogeneous group of complex psychiatric disorders characterized by abnormal eating behaviours that lead to a high rate of morbidity, or even death, if underestimated and untreated. The main disorders enlisted in the chapter of the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders-5 dedicated to "Feeding and Eating Disorders" are: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Even though these abnormal behaviours are mostly diagnosed during childhood, interesting cases of late-life eating disorders have been reported in literature. In this review, these eating disorders are discussed, with particular attention to the diagnosis and management of those cases occurring in late-life.
authors: Department "G.F. Ingrassia" Section of Neuroscience, University of Catania (Sicily), Italy.
authors: Antonina
authors: A
authors: Luca
authors: Department of Medical and Surgery Specialties, Psychiatry Unit of the University Hospital "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele" of Catania (Sicily), Italy. Via S. Sofia 78, 95100 Catania.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Luca
authors: Department of Medical and Surgery Specialties, Psychiatry Unit of the University Hospital "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele" of Catania (Sicily), Italy. Via S. Sofia 78, 95100 Catania.
authors: Carmela
authors: C
authors: Calandra
keywords: anorexia nervosa; binge eating disorders; bulimia nervosa; eating disorders; eating disorders in late-life
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