## Abstract ## Objective The concept of medical futility is accepted in general medicine, yet little attention has been paid to its application in psychiatry. We explore how medical futility and principles of palliation may contribute to the management of treatment refractory anorexia nervosa. ##
Supportive palliative treatment, psychological care and the hospice movement in Hungary
β Scribed by Katalin Muszbek; Agnes Ruzsa
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 269 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0941-4355
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