Understanding Eating Disorders - Conceptual Ethical Issues in Treatment of Anorexia Bulimia Nervosa

Zusammenfassung Simona Giordano presents the first full philosophical study of ethical issues in the treatment of anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Beginning with a comprehensive analysis of these conditions and an exploration of their complex causes, she then proceeds to address legal and ethical dilemmas such as a patient's refusal of life-saving treatment. Illustrated with many case-studies, Understanding Eating Disorders is an essential tool for anyone working with sufferers of these much misunderstood conditions, and for all those ethicists, lawyers, and medical practitioners engaged with the widely relevant issues they raise.

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• Authors: Simona Giordana, Simona Giordano, Simona (University of Manchester) Giordano, Giordano Simona
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.08.2005
• EAN: 9780199269747
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926974-7
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Issues in Biomedical Ethics; Issues in Biomedical Ethics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; MEDICAL / Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Eating Disorders, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Eating disorders & therapy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Eating disorders and therapy, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct