Awards

• Winner of *Choice* Outstanding Academic Book 2006.

Overview

Simona Giordano presents the first full philosophical study of ethical issues in the treatment of anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Beginning with a comprehensive analysis of these conditions and an exploration of their complex causes, she then proceeds to address legal and ethical dilemmas such as a patient's refusal of life-saving treatment. Illustrated with many case-studies, Understanding Eating Disorders is an essential tool for anyone working with sufferers of these much misunderstood conditions, and for all those ethicists, lawyers, and medical practitioners engaged with the widely relevant issues they raise.

Full Product Details

Author:   Simona Giordano (University of Manchester)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.494kg
ISBN:  

9780199232956

ISBN 10:   0199232954
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   08 November 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Clinical Understanding of Eating Disorders and of the Ethical Issues Involved 1: Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa 2: Paternalism vs Respect for Autonomy: the Case of the Eating Disordered Person 3: Is Pathological Behaviour Caused by Mental Illness? 4: Scientific Understanding of Eating Disorders Part II: Eating Disorders and the Value of Lightness 5: Lightness and Eating Disorders 6: The Value of Lightness Part III: The Family and Society of the Person with Eating Disorders 7: The Role of Expectations in the Genesis of Eating Disorders 8: The Society of the Person with Eating Disorders 9: Victims or Persecutors? The Moral Logic at the Heart of Eating Disorders 10: Familial and Social Causes of Eating Disorders: A Critique of the Systemic and Sociological Approaches to Eating Disorders Part IV: Legal Issues, Autonomy, and End of Life Decisions 11: Eating or Treating? Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding Eating Disorders 12: Autonomy and Control in Eating Disorders 13: Anorexia Nervosa and Refusal of Life-Saving Interventions Conclusion: The Need for Change

Reviews

Review from previous edition shows why received analyses of eating disorders are incomplete or inadequate Lisa Heldke, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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