Anorexia Nervosa in an 80–Year-Old Woman

A woman aged 80 years had suffered with anorexia nervosa in adolescence and the condition was rekindled after 50 years of remission. The remission was seen in the light of affective disorder and a chronic grief reaction.

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Published inBritish journal of psychiatry Vol. 157; no. 5; pp. 754 - 757
Main Authors Gowers, S. G., Crisp, A. H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.11.1990
RCP
Maney
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anorexia
Anorexia Nervosa - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Brief Reports
Eating disorders
Emotional disorders
Family
Female
Geriatrics
Grief
Humans
Internal-External Control
Medical sciences
Oldest old people
Personality Development
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Remission
Remission (Medicine)
Social Environment
Human
Case study
Relapse
Senescence
Nervous anorexia
Woman
Alimentary behavior disturbance
Elderly
Antecedent
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Summary:A woman aged 80 years had suffered with anorexia nervosa in adolescence and the condition was rekindled after 50 years of remission. The remission was seen in the light of affective disorder and a chronic grief reaction.
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ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.157.5.754