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| Eating disorders in dementia | | Author(s) | P Cullen, F Abid, A Patel |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 5, May 1997 |
| Pages | pp 559-562 |
| Keywords | Malnutrition ; Diet ; Dementia ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | Altered eating patterns are common in dementia sufferers. Patients at old age psychiatry services and a memory clinic were assessed using the Geriatric Mental State Schedule, the History and Aetiology Schedule, the Cornell Depression Scale and the CAMCOG; additional standardised questions were asked about eating patterns in the month prior to the study. 21% had increased food consumption, 22% had decreased food consumption, 2.9% tried to eat inedible substances, 11.4% had an increased preference for sweet things, 7.6% became more fussy about their food choices, and 4.8% became less fussy. Decreased food consumption was significantly associated with less severe cognitive impairment, and was related to RDC (research diagnostic criteria) major depression in some patients. An increased preference for sweet things showed an association with Alzheimer's disease. Neither increased food consumption nor an increased preference for sweet foods was associated with severity of cognitive impairment. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970905012 A |
| Classmark | CSM: CFD: EA: 4C |
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