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Eating Habits in Dementia

A Descriptive Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Charles H. Morris ,
R. A. Hope  and
Christopher G. Fairburn
Charles H. Morris*
Affiliation:
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry
R. A. Hope
Affiliation:
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry
Christopher G. Fairburn
Affiliation:
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry; Warneford Hospital
*
∗Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 76X
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Abstract

The eating habits of 33 patients with dementia were studied. They were assessed by semistructured interview with a relative who was able to act as an informant for the whole period of the dementia. Changes in eating were found to be common and included both increased and decreased food intake, altered food choice, the consumption of inedible substances and disturbances in the process of eating. The clinical significance of these changes and some likely underlying mechanisms are discussed.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 154 , Issue 6 , June 1989 , pp. 801 - 806
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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