| Coercion in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: clinical, ethical and legal implications. | |
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PMID: 15887611 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Because of its high mortality and treatment resistence, clinicians sometimes invoke the law in aid of retaining their most acutely ill-patients in treatment or re-feeding programs. Depending on the jurisdiction, various laws, including mental health and adult guardianship laws, have been invoked to achieve this objective (Carney, Tait, Saunders, Touyz & Beumont, 2003). Until recently, little was known about the therapeutic impact of coercion on patients (Saunders, 2001, Carney & Saunders 2003), or the relative advantages of different avenues of coercion (Carney, Saunders, Tait, Touyz & Ingvarson 2004). Most obscure of all, however, has been our understanding of the factors influencing clinical decisions within specialist anorexia treatment units regarding which in-patients will be selected for coerced treatment. This paper reports legal and ethical implications of findings from analysis of data gathered from a major Australian specialist anorexia treatment facility over nearly 5 years. |
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Authors:
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T Carney; D Tait; A Wakefield; M Ingvarson; S Touyz |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medicine and law Volume: 24 ISSN: 0723-1393 ISO Abbreviation: Med Law Publication Date: 2005 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-05-12 Completed Date: 2005-06-28 Revised Date: 2006-07-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8218185 Medline TA: Med Law Country: South Africa |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 21-40 Citation Subset: E; IM |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. |
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Anorexia Nervosa
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psychology,
therapy* Coercion* Commitment of Mentally Ill / legislation & jurisprudence Humans Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence |
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