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UNDERSTANDING EATING DISORDERS
CONCEPTUAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE TREATMENT OF ANOREXIA AND BULIMIA NERVOSA |
| By: |
Simona Giordano |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£110.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0199269742 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780199269747 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
25 August, 2005 |
| Series: |
Issues in Biomedical Ethics |
| Pages: |
316 |
| Description: |
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 withsufferers of these much misunderstood conditions, and for all those ethicists, lawyers, and medical practitioners engaged with the widely relevant issues they raise. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
1 black and white illustration |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of *Choice* Outstanding Academic Book 2006. |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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