This article explores legal issues relating to the continuation of in-patient treatment for
people with severe and enduring Anorexia Nervosa in circumstances where there are …

This article explores legal issues relating to the continuation of in-patient treatment for some
patients with severe Anorexia Nervosa, in circumstances where there are doubts as to …

Anorexia nervosa poses particular challenges for medicine, for ethics and human rights, and
for the law. These challenges are emblematic of wider dilemmas across mental health and …

Reports of anorexia nervosa have increased in recent decades. The outcomes of anorexia
nervosa range from spontaneous recovery to an erratic course that may lead to death …

Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental disorder that raises questions concerning the use of
compulsory treatment. Particular difficulties arise because a distinctive feature of the …

Coercive treatment for anorexia nervosa raises acute ethical, legal and clinical issues: it is
sometimes the only way to prevent death, but it represents a serious form of bodily intrusion …

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has the highest rates of morbidity and mortality of any psychiatric
disorder. Psychiatrists in Ireland have reported difficulties in managing patients with AN …

Involuntary treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN) poses many clinical, medicolegal, human
rights, and ethical issues, as well as personal and familial challenges for the individual …

Eating disorders comprise a diverse group, which includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia
nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other non specific eating disorders. Recently the rising …

Anorexia nervosa is a complex disorder that primarily afflicts women. It can be fatal; the
mortality rate is thought to be between 6% and 20%(Griffiths & Russell, 1998; Mitchell …