Attitudes of patients with anorexia nervosa to compulsory treatment and coercion

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-19

  Tan, Jacinta O A ^a   Stewart, Anne ^b   Fitzpatrick, Raymond ^c   Hope, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Coercion; Compulsory treatment; Patients' views; Qualitative interview study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COMPULSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTITUDE; COERCION; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049130249     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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