@article{ref1,
title="Terminal anorexia nervosa is a dangerous term: it cannot, and should not, be defined",
journal="Journal of eating disorders",
year="2022",
author="Guarda, A.S. and Hanson, A. and Mehler, P. and Westmoreland, P.",
volume="10",
number="1",
pages="-",
abstract="A recent article (JED 10:23, 2022) proposed defining terminal anorexia to improve access to palliative and hospice care, and to medical aid in dying for a minority of patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN). The authors presented three cases and, for two, the first author participated in their death. Anorexia nervosa is a treatable psychiatric condition for which recovery may be uncertain. We are greatly concerned however regarding implications of applying the label &quot;terminal&quot; to anorexia nervosa and the risk it will lead to unjustified deaths in individuals whose mental illness impairs their capacity to make a reasoned treatment decision. © 2022, The Author(s).<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2050-2974",
doi="10.1186/s40337-022-00599-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00599-6"
}