Eating is the basic biological drive for survival in nature. In human societies there are additional cultural and social aspects that override this instinct, as in the case of hunger strikes for political motives.

Clear Title ti Summary su Author au ISSN issn ISBN isbn DOI doi And Or Not wildcard exact Within all contentWithin this journalWithin this issue Export this article as RIS Text PDF 91. 3 KBFree Preview Disorders of Eating in the ElderlyElliotM.Berry and common eating disorder in the elderly in both community and hospital settings is food refusal. This lead to weight loss and malnutrition with all the adverse consequences on independence and function. Eating is the basic biological drive for survival in nature.

Approach to treatment involves these factors, as well as ethical and cultural considerations. Eating is the basic biological drive for survival in nature. This lead to weight loss and malnutrition with all the adverse consequences on independence and function. Content Types All Publications Journals Book Series Books Reference Works Protocols Subject Collections Architecture and Design Behavioral Science Biomedical and Life Sciences Business and Economics Chemistry and Materials Science Computer Science Earth and Environmental Science Engineering Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Mathematics and Statistics Medicine Physics and Astronomy Professional and Applied Computing Journal Article Disorders of Eating in the ElderlyElliotM.

Content Types All Publications Journals Book Series Books Reference Works Protocols Subject Collections Architecture and Design Behavioral Science Biomedical and Life Sciences Business and Economics Chemistry and Materials Science Computer Science Earth and Environmental Science Engineering Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Mathematics and Statistics Medicine Physics and Astronomy Professional and Applied Computing Journal Article Disorders of Eating in the ElderlyElliotM.Berry and common eating disorder in the elderly is diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, requiring the combined skills of the medical and nursing staff. Approach to treatment involves these factors, as well as ethical and cultural considerations.

This lead to weight loss and malnutrition with all the adverse consequences on independence and function. Eating is the basic biological drive for survival in nature. Approach to treatment involves these factors, as well as ethical and cultural considerations. General information on journals and books Part of Springer ScienceBusiness Media Privacy, Disclaimer, Terms and Conditions, Copyright Information Privacy Policy Remote User AgentMozilla4. 0 Windows MSIE 7. 0 Windows NT 5. 1 SV1 CLR 2. 0.