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Olive, the Healthy Eater

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This case reviews evaluation of feeding and eating disorder symptoms in older adults, with specific discussion of the overlap among feeding and eating disorders, neurocognitive disorders, somatic symptom disorders (SSDs), and other medical conditions. Strategies of assessment and management are outlined.

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Gordon-Elliott, J. (2017). Olive, the Healthy Eater. In: Fundamentals of Diagnosing and Treating Eating Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46065-9_15

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