Objective Compulsory in‐patient refeeding of patients with severe anorexia nervosa (AN)
has caused considerable controversy. The effects of such treatment on longer‐term outcome …

Objective: To analyse in a systematic way the concept of denial of illness in anorexia
nervosa, especially (part 2) with regard to its various forms and meanings. Method: A …

Eating disorders are mental illnesses that can have a significant and persistent physical
impact, especially for those who are not treated early in their disease trajectory. Although …

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 …

Whilst recent discussions of anorexia nervosa have recognised key aspects of the illness
experience, such as control and emotion regulation, there remains a cross-disciplinary …

Mental capacity has complex relationships with psychopathological variables, and these
relationships are different according to diagnostic group. More research is needed to …

Involuntary treatment of psychiatric disorders has always been controversial; this is
especially true for eating disorders. Patients with anorexia nervosa of life threatening …

Abstract Background In England and Wales the compulsory treatment of young people with
severe eating disorders is controversial. There is a concern that such treatment may impair …

As full recovery is possible in life-threatening anorexia nervosa, detention is sometimes
justifiable and may indeed be necessary. Compulsory admission, however, does not …

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 …