First, do no harm: the proposed definition of “terminal anorexia” is fraught with danger for vulnerable individuals
Abstract A recent article in the Journal of Eating Disorders (10:23, 2022) proposed criteria for “terminal anorexia” with a cited goal of improving access to end-of-life care (Gaudiani et al. in J Eat Disord 10(1):23, 2022). The authors presented three cases in which patients received end-of-life ca...
Main Authors: | Megan Riddle, Anne Marie O’Melia, Maryrose Bauschka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Eating Disorders |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00605-x |
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