Terminal anorexia nervosa is a dangerous term: it cannot, and should not, be defined

Autor:	Angela S. Guarda, Annette Hanson, Philip Mehler, Patricia Westmoreland
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Anorexia nervosa Terminal anorexia Medical assistance in dying Physician assisted suicide Capacity Competence Psychiatry RC435-571
Zdroj:	Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2050-2974
DOI:	10.1186/s40337-022-00599-6
Popis:	Abstract A recent article (JED 10:23, 2022) proposed defining terminal anorexia to improve access to palliative and hospice care, and to medical aid in dying for a minority of patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN). The authors presented three cases and, for two, the first author participated in their death. Anorexia nervosa is a treatable psychiatric condition for which recovery may be uncertain. We are greatly concerned however regarding implications of applying the label “terminal” to anorexia nervosa and the risk it will lead to unjustified deaths in individuals whose mental illness impairs their capacity to make a reasoned treatment decision.
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