Compulsory treatment in anorexia nervosa

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Abstract

Compulsory treatment is effective in the short term. The higher long-term mortality in the detained patients is due to selection factors associated with an intractable illness.

Topics & Keywords

Homelessness and Social Issues Eating Disorders and Behaviors Gender, Feminism, and Media

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The British Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 175, Issue 2, pp. 147-153

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.175.2.147

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