Should Patients Be Allowed to Die From Anorexia?
The doctors told Naomi that she could not leave the hospital. She was lying in a narrow bed at Denver
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The doctors told Naomi that she could not leave the hospital. She was lying in a narrow bed at Denver
Treatment wasn’t helping her anorexia, so doctors allowed her to stop — no matter the consequences. But is a “palliative” approach to mental illness really ethical?
Dr Jennifer Gaudiani, from Denver, argues that anorexia patients with 'terminal' cases should be afforded access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) where it is legal.
Experts are divided on whether the illness can be considered terminal, raising fundamental questions over bodily autonomy and treatment
In this narrative medicine essay, an emeritus professor of psychiatry ponders the preparation for and circumstances of achieving a good death and what burdens o