Abstract
To the Editor
Phillipou et al. (2020) have drawn attention to the life-threatening starvation effects of anorexia nervosa (AN) and distinguished these effects from the other concurrent and continuing psychopathology of the illness. They emphasise that refeeding is not a specific treatment for the full AN syndrome, but is essential for the medical management of starvation...
Phillipou et al. (2020) have drawn attention to the life-threatening starvation effects of anorexia nervosa (AN) and distinguished these effects from the other concurrent and continuing psychopathology of the illness. They emphasise that refeeding is not a specific treatment for the full AN syndrome, but is essential for the medical management of starvation...
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 923-924 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 3 Nov 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2021 |
Keywords
- eating disorders
- anorexia nervosa
- Australian hospital admissions