Background Most individuals with eating disorders will either recover, settle into an
unrecovered but self-defined acceptable quality of life, or continue to cycle from crisis to …

Even with optimal treatment, some persons with severe and persistent mental illness do not
achieve a level of mental health, psychosocial functioning and quality of life that is …

Background: End-of-life (EOL) care is the part of palliative care intended for persons nearing
death. In anorexia nervosa (AN), providing EOL care instead of coercing life-sustaining …

Background and objectives Premature deaths are estimated to occur in 5–20% of patients
with anorexia nervosa (AN). Among them, some patients with severe and enduring anorexia …

Background Caring for patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with high levels of
moral distress among healthcare professionals. The main moral conflict has been posited to …

Abstract Background Anorexia Nervosa (AN) continues to capture the public's imagination,
centered around physical appearance, particularly weight. Clinical conceptions of AN also …

Some individuals with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa experience dramatically
degraded quality of life in the face of refractory illness and compulsory treatment. We …

Objectives Older adults with psychiatric illnesses often have medical comorbidities that
require symptom management and impact prognosis. Geriatric psychiatrists are uniquely …

Mental health professionals' moral intuitions about futility should prompt reevaluation of
goals of care and care plans. Mostly, it will suffice to improve the care plan and/or slightly …

Objectives Palliative psychiatry is a new approach for the care of patients with severe and
persistent mental illness (SPMI) which systematically considers biological, psychological …