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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Westmoreland, Patricia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2020.
Subjects:
Anorexia nervosa > Treatment.
Bulimia > Treatment.
Eating disorders > Treatment.
Anorexie mentale > Traitement.
Boulimie > Traitement.
Troubles du comportement alimentaire > Traitement.
Anorexia nervosa > Treatment
Bulimia > Treatment
Eating disorders > Treatment
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages)
ISBN:1615373772
9781615373772

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