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1 online resource (232 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Contents |
Cover -- Halftitle -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Treatment of Eating Disorders: An Historical Perspective -- 2 Basic Principles of Ethics -- 3 Coercion in Treatment -- 4 Mental Capacity in Anorexia Nervosa -- 5 Role of Medical Guardianship -- 6 Civil Commitment -- 7 Severe Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: How Are Childhood Eating Disorders Different? -- 8 Novel Treatments for Patients With Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders -- 9 Harm Reduction -- 10 Eating Disorders and Palliative Care -- 11 Futility |
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12 Eating Disorders and Physician-Assisted Death -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Back Cover |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Anorexia nervosa -- Treatment.
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Anorexia nervosa -- Treatment. |
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Bulimia -- Treatment.
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Bulimia -- Treatment. |
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Eating disorders -- Treatment.
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Eating disorders -- Treatment. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Westmoreland, Patricia. Tipping the Scales : Ethical and Legal Dilemmas in Managing Severe Eating Disorders. Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, ©2020 9781615373499 |
| ISBN |
1615373772 |
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9781615373772 (electronic book) |
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