Pros and cons of using the mental health act for severe eating disorders in adolescents

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-23

  Ayton, Agnes ^a   Keen, Catherine ^b   Lask, Bryan ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d London Huntercombe Manor Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Compulsary treatment; Eating disorders; Outcome research; Parental consent

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; NOSE FEEDING; ONSET AGE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDERS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 65849377036     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.887     Document Type: Article

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