Understanding eating disorders: conceptual and ethical issues in the treatment of anorexia and bulimia nervosa
Auteur :
Giordano, Simona
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199232956
Date de publication :
8 nov. 2007
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
494 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Giordano presents the first full philosophical study of ethical issues in the treatment of anorexia and bulimia nervosa. She analyses these conditions, explores their complex causes, then addresses legal and ethical dilemmas such as a patient's refusal of life-saving treatment. Essential for anyone working on these much misunderstood conditions.