Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious and often chronic mental illness that significantly impairs
the quality of life of those affected. Among other symptoms, the core symptomatology of this …

Involuntary treatment of anorexia nervosa is an option in cases in which the patient's life or
other people's lives are at risk or, in some countries, to prevent the deterioration of the …

Care providers and individuals with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SE‐AN) are
weathering a perfect storm in which the sickest patients receive the least evidence‐based …

Anorexia nervosa is an illness with a high level of diversity because it includes physical and
psychological elements, both of which contribute to the extreme disability and high mortality …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is marked by high morbidity and mortality (1, 2). Although roughly
70% of patients with AN recover within 2 or 3 years of onset, those who fail to recover during …

This chapter explores the often vexed and complex dilemmas confronting the clinician when
having to decide upon the involuntary treatment of a patient with severe and enduring …

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder condition characterized by an abnormal fear of
gaining weight, driving people to starve themselves and become dangerously thin. It …

Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. Many of the
deaths are attributable to medical complications which arise as the malnutrition and weight …

This chapter discusses chronicity as it pertains to anorexia nervosa (AN). It sets out
diagnostic criteria of severe and enduring anorexia and separates the syndrome from acute …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex psychiatric disorder. The hallmark features of AN
include significant body image disturbances which lead to reduced energy intake, and …