Heterogeneity of patients receiving artificial nutrition in Japanese psychiatric hospitals: a cross ‐sectional study

ConclusionAbout one‐fifth of the subjects receiving artificial nutrition were in a vegetative state. More than a few patients with mental disorders, including schizophrenia, also received long‐term artificial nutrition. We should pay more attention to chronic dysphasia syndrome in mental disorders.

Source: Psychogeriatrics - January 11, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Akihiko Hirao, Keiichi Abe, Keiko Takayama, Keiko Kondo, Osamu Yokota, Yoshiki Sato, Taizo Norikiyo, Soichiro Sato, Tadao Nakashima, Hideki Hayashi, Kenji Nakata, Hiroyuki Asaba, Kazuyoshi Tanaka, Ritsuho Tanaka, Yumi Morisada, Hisakazu Itakura, Hajime Ho Tags: Original Article Source Type: research