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 …

Medicine and ethics, rather than the law, are the dominant players in deciding if and when
coercion is appropriately deployed within clinical management of a condition. The same is …

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 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 …

Compulsory treatment in anorexia is a controversial subject brought to the fore of public
awareness with each new case reported in the media. The attitudes towards involuntary …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …