[Psychosis and involuntary admission of patients with anorexia nervosa. A questionnaire study among 123 Norwegian psychiatrists].
According to Norwegian law, one of the conditions of involuntary admission is that the patient must be psychotic at time of admission. The therapeutic benefits of involuntary admission of anorectic patients in a life-threatening phase of the illness have been discussed for quite some time, as well as whether the conditions for such admission may be fulfilled by this kind of patient. The authors have conducted a nationwide survey among the 57 psychiatrists in private practice and the 66 chief psychiatrists at adult psychiatric institutions in Norway, asking them to answer a questionnaire on these issues. The findings may point to a need for more specific guidelines on how to handle such patients, and for further analyses on the meaning and fruitfulness of the concept of psychosis in general, and related to anorexia nervosa in particular.
Gundersen
J H
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Rolstad
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D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology*; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*
Psykose og tvangsinnleggelse ved anorexia nervosa. En spørreundersøkelse blant 123 norske psykiatere.