Civil Commitment in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: Practical and Ethical Considerations

ISBN-13: 9781138209435 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 142 str.

Wayne A. Bowers

Opis

Civil Commitment in the Treatment of Eating Disorders presents a comprehensive view on the use of involuntary hospitalization in the treatment of patients with anorexia and other eating disorders.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments 1. Basics of Eating Disorders 2. History of Civil Commitment 3. Civil Commitment and Eating Disorders 4. Ethical Considerations 5. Psychiatric Advanced Directives 6. Compassionate Use of Civil Commitment 7. Summary and Recommendations

O autorze

Wayne A. Bowers, PhD, ABPP, FAED is clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa. He is a fellow in the Academy of Eating Disorders, as well as a founding fellow and certified CBT trainer & consultant in the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.