When They Can't 'Just Eat': Palliative Approaches and End-of-Life Considerations in Adults with Eating Disorders

Authors

Jennifer Gaudiani

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Publication Date

4-4-2017

Keywords

ethics, eating disorder, Palliative Medicine

Disciplines

Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Palliative Care

Abstract

Anorexia nervosa carries the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses. As a disease that, paradoxically, steals patients’ lives and values while simultaneously feeling right and precious to the patient, anorexia nervosa is a problem that always resists treatment. How, then, do we know when enough is enough?

Specialty/Research Institute

Biomedical Ethics

Specialty/Research Institute

Palliative Care

Comments

Goldman-Berland Lectureship in Palliative Medicine