When They Can't 'Just Eat': Palliative Approaches and End-of-Life Considerations in Adults
Presenter: Jennifer L. Gaudiani, M.D., CEDS Recorded: April 4, 2017 Series: Goldman-Berland Lectureship in Palliative Medicine Anorexia nervosa carries the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses. As an ego-syntonic disorder (a disease that, paradoxically, steals patients’ lives and values while simultaneously feeling right and precious to the patient), anorexia nervosa is a problem that always resists treatment. How, then, do we know when enough is enough? This talk will explore the complicated concepts and ethical dilemmas important to severe and enduring anorexia nervosa.
