Anorexia Nervosa: The Diagnosis: A Postmodern Ethics Contribution to the Bioethics Debate on Involuntary Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-40

  Kendall, Sacha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Coercion; Involuntary treatment; Postmodern ethics; Professional ethics

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BENEFICENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHILOSOPHY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BENEFICENCE; COERCION; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POSTMODERNISM; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84896911102     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-013-9496-x     Document Type: Article

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