Tipping the Scales

Ethical and Legal Dilemmas in Managing Severe Eating Disorders

Westmoreland
APA
230 pages
ISBN-13 : 9781615373499
October 2020

Patients with eating disorders have a litany of significant medical complications that demand close oversight by a medical doctor knowledgeable in treating these disorders. However, prior to the 1980s, little available literature elucidated the best medical practices for these patients, and currently, very few physicians have much medical expertise in this specialized area. Thus, there is an impelling need for this book, which highlights the medicolegal and ethical challenges in treating individuals with EDs.