BackgroundAnorexia nervosa is a potentially deadly psychiatric illness that develops
predominantly in females around puberty but is increasingly being recognized as also …

Objective: Many patients with anorexia nervosa develop an intractable and debilitating
illness course. Our aims were to (i) conduct a systematic review of randomised controlled …

Background A small but significant group of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) undergo
multiple involuntary treatment (IT) events. To enhance our understanding of IT and …

Background Delayed diagnosis, gaps in services and subsequent delays in specialist care
and treatment lead to poorer health outcomes for individuals with eating disorders (EDs) and …

In this article, we portray women's experiences of long-term recovery from anorexia and
compulsive overeating. Semistructured interviewing and an interpretive biographical method …

Ethical dilemmas frequently arise in the treatment of clients with eating disorders, and
clinicians regularly encounter an array of ethical challenges related to whether or not overt …

Objective This paper addresses the question of the circumstances which lead clinicians to
use legal coercion in the management of patients with severe anorexia nervosa, and …

Abstract Aim Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a complex and clinically challenging syndrome.
Intended for specialist audiences, this narrative review aims to summarise the available …

This paper argues that there is a relationship between understandings of anorexia nervosa
(AN) and how the ethical issues associated with involuntary treatment for AN are identified …

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 …