Battling An Eating Disorder in Adulthood

July 7, 2011
Blurb
Eating disorders is often characterized as an illness that targets the young, but some older people stumble into disordered eating in their forties and even later. That was the case with Judith Shaw, an artist who shared her struggle in an art exhibit at Columbia Psychiatry/NYS Psychiatric Institute.
In this story that first aired in June, Dr. Attia talks about the unique difficulties older adults with an eating disorder may face in treatment.
See the report on WCBS news,
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/category/video-on-demand-news/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5962707