Clinical Ethics in the Treatment of Eating Disorders―From a Perspective of Psychosomatic Medicine

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  • Takakura Shu
    Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital

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  • 摂食症（摂食障害）診療における臨床倫理
  • ―心療内科の立場から―

Abstract

<p>Numerous patients with eating disorders visit the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at Kyushu University Hospital annually. However, there are cases in which treatment is interrupted before completion of the process. Furthermore, when patients with eating disorders are admitted to psychosomatic medicine, persuasion by medical personnel and family members often requires considerable time and energy. Fukamachi stated that if hospitalization is achieved after sufficient time is spent on persuasion and consent, the hospitalization goals have been halfway achieved. This achievementis important in treatment because it indicates that the patient has taken a significant step toward recovery by confronting the psychopathology of eating disorders, including avoidance. </p><p>However, there are cases in which persuasion for treatment is not reached or in which the patient refuses all treatments even after hospitalization. Within the framework of psychosomatic medicine, which lacks legal coercive power, challenges persist in guiding patients toward treatment and saving lives.</p><p>This article discusses the ethical challenges in treating eating disorders in the field of psychosomatic medicine.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390862943886271488
  • DOI
    10.15064/jjpm.64.3_247
  • ISSN
    21895996
    03850307
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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    Disallowed

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