Abstract
Anorexia nervosa is a chronic disorder of children, adolescents and young people typically characterised by self-starvation and resistance to interventions. Staff dealing with these young people frequently question patient motivations and the ethics of interventions that may be applied against the wishes of patients. The question of withdrawal of care in a subgroup of these patients has been raised. Futility is not an appropriate response to adolescent anorexia nervosa, and treatment withdrawal is not appropriate for a disorder in which most patients can be expected to recover, in which opposition to treatment is a characteristic of the disorder and in which brain dysfunction is precipitated by severe malnutrition.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 15 Oct 2019 |
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Futility in adolescent anorexia nervosa and the question of withdrawal of care. / Forbes, David A.
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T1 - Futility in adolescent anorexia nervosa and the question of withdrawal of care
AU - Forbes, David A.
PY - 2019/10/15
Y1 - 2019/10/15
N2 - Anorexia nervosa is a chronic disorder of children, adolescents and young people typically characterised by self-starvation and resistance to interventions. Staff dealing with these young people frequently question patient motivations and the ethics of interventions that may be applied against the wishes of patients. The question of withdrawal of care in a subgroup of these patients has been raised. Futility is not an appropriate response to adolescent anorexia nervosa, and treatment withdrawal is not appropriate for a disorder in which most patients can be expected to recover, in which opposition to treatment is a characteristic of the disorder and in which brain dysfunction is precipitated by severe malnutrition.
AB - Anorexia nervosa is a chronic disorder of children, adolescents and young people typically characterised by self-starvation and resistance to interventions. Staff dealing with these young people frequently question patient motivations and the ethics of interventions that may be applied against the wishes of patients. The question of withdrawal of care in a subgroup of these patients has been raised. Futility is not an appropriate response to adolescent anorexia nervosa, and treatment withdrawal is not appropriate for a disorder in which most patients can be expected to recover, in which opposition to treatment is a characteristic of the disorder and in which brain dysfunction is precipitated by severe malnutrition.
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U2 - 10.1111/jpc.14659
DO - 10.1111/jpc.14659
M3 - Article
JO - Journal of Paediatric and Child Health
JF - Journal of Paediatric and Child Health
SN - 1034-4810
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