title: [Refeeding in a teenager with an eating disorder; when the patient refuses, but the doctor is obliged to intervene].
abstract: Young patients with eating disorders frequently present with physical complications. These young patients, who may decline to eat or drink can be difficult to treat. Knowledge of possible complications, diagnostic tools and the legal situation is necessary to provide optimal care.
authors: AMC-Emma Kinderziekenhuis, afd. Kindergeneeskunde, Amsterdam.
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Nusman
authors: A C M
authors: AC
authors: van Bellegem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D019233:Retreatment; D016312:Treatment Refusal