Moral Residue: Difficult Ethical Choices in the Treatment of Refractory Anorexia Nervosa

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作者
Lopez, Amy [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Colorado Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
关键词
Ethical decisions; Countertransference; Anorexia nervosa;
D O I
10.1007/s10615-009-0230-4
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
The case of a 30-year-old woman with treatment refractory anorexia is presented through a first person narrative and countertransference experience. The case study attempts to explore how ethical treatment decisions are made, while also addressing how we live with those choices.
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页码:236 / 239
页数:4
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