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Tipping the Scales : Ethical and Legal Dilemmas in Managing Severe Eating Disorders.

This book takes an unflinching look at the role of ethics in compelling treatment for individuals with severe and enduring eating disorders (SEEDs) and the legal context in which coercion, civil commitment, and related issues are situated. The book explores ethical considerations, coercion in treatm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Westmoreland, Patricia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book takes an unflinching look at the role of ethics in compelling treatment for individuals with severe and enduring eating disorders (SEEDs) and the legal context in which coercion, civil commitment, and related issues are situated. The book explores ethical considerations, coercion in treatment, mental capacity in anorexia nervosa, medical guardianship, civil commitment, harm reduction, palliative care, end-stage anorexia, physician-assisted death, and more.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (232 pages)
ISBN:1615373772
9781615373772