1. Attitudes of patients with anorexia nervosa to compulsory treatment and coercion
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Tan, Jacinta O.A., Stewart, Anne, Fitzpatrick, Raymond, and Hope, Tony
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Anorexia nervosa -- Care and treatment ,Involuntary treatment -- Usage ,Duress (Law) -- Usage ,Health ,Law ,Psychology and mental health - Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.10.003 Byline: Jacinta O.A. Tan (a), Anne Stewart (b), Raymond Fitzpatrick (c), Tony Hope (a) Keywords: Anorexia nervosa; Compulsory treatment; Coercion; Patients' views; Qualitative interview study Abstract: The compulsory treatment of anorexia nervosa is a contentious issue. Research suggests that patients are often subject to compulsion and coercion even without formal compulsory treatment orders. Research also suggests that patients suffering from anorexia nervosa can change their minds in retrospect about compulsion. Author Affiliation: (a) The Ethox Centre, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (b) Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom (c) Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- 2010