Eating disorders in older women. Issue 2 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Podfigurna-Stopa, Agnieszka; Czyzyk, Adam; Katulski, Krzysztof; Smolarczyk, Roman; Grymowicz, Monika; Maciejewska-Jeske, Marzena; Meczekalski, Blazej
• Is Part Of: Maturitas. Volume 82:Issue 2(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 146
• Page End: 152
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Climacteric -- Periodicals; Menopause -- Periodicals; Climacteric -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Menopause -- Periodicals; Middle Aged -- Periodicals; Climatère -- Périodiques; Ménopause -- Périodiques; Climacterium; Climacteric; Menopause; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 612.66
• DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.06.036
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0378-5122

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0010"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Eating disorders (EDs) are psychiatric disturbances that seriously endanger the physical health and often the lives of affected patients and disorganise their psychosocial functioning.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">The incidence of EDs in older women has increased in recent decades.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The weight loss and malnutrition resulting from EDs have widespread negative consequences for physical, mental and social health.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">EDs are serious illnesses and they should never be neglected or treated only as a manifestation of the fashion for dieting or a woman's wish to achieve an imposed standard feminine figure.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>