Objective The purpose of this study was to describe the medical complications of anorexia
nervosa (AN) to enable a consult-liaison psychiatrist to be familiar with these complications …

Introduction The aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis are to provide a summary
of the current literature concerning compulsory treatments in patients with eating disorders …

Objective Involuntary treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN) is sometimes necessary and
lifesaving but can be experienced negatively by some individuals. The purpose of this …

The concept of futility in the treatment of individuals with severe and enduring anorexia
nervosa remains controversial and has significant legal and ethical considerations. For …

Background: Some psychiatric patients develop severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI),
which, for a variety of reasons, can be therapy-refractory. Sometimes, treatment is not …

Background: Children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders frequently experience
hospital treatment as coercive. In particular, for patients with severe anorexia nervosa (AN) …

Clinical and Ethical Dilemmas in the Involuntary Treatment o... : Harvard Review of
Psychiatry Clinical and Ethical Dilemmas in the Involuntary Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa …

Introducción El internamiento de pacientes con anorexia nerviosa plantea un importante
problema bioético y puede generar estrés en el profesional sanitario. El objetivo es conocer …

Die Anorexia nervosa zählt zu den psychischen Erkrankungen mit sehr hoher Mortalität.
Wenn die Essstörung etwa bei einem BMI< 13 kg/m 2 ein lebensbedrohliches Ausmaß …

Ethics is an integral, essential part of good clinical practice, and the ethics of treatment of
eating disorders is particularly difficult for many clinicians. In this chapter, we draw on the …