Disordered eating in elderly female patients diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia.

Background: Data about the association between disordered eating and schizophrenia is limited and inconclusive. The aim of the present study was to evaluate disordered eating in elderly female patients diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia.

Methods: The Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26) was completed by 30 female inpatients diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia (mean age 70 +/- 6.