Critical Care for Anorexia Nervosa The MARSIPAN Guidelines in Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Robinson, Paul H. (Editor), Nicholls, Dasha (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pediatrics.; Primary care (Medicine).; Psychiatry.; Clinical psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.; Clinical Psychology.

Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are serious disorders affecting pre-adolescents, adolescents and adults with high levels of co-morbidity, disability and mortality. The medical manifestations of these disorders are intrinsic to the illness and its treatment; some are secondary to malnutrition whereas ot...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Eating Disorders and the Body
• The role of the Child,  Adolescent and Adult Psychiatric Teams
• The role of the Paediatric Medical Team
• The role of the Adult Medical  Team
• The role of the Paediatric dietitian
• The role of the Adult Dietitian
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Conclusion.