Futility in Chronic Anorexia Nervosa
Medical futility is usually discussed in the context of life-sustaining treatment in the ICU. But the new June 2015 issue 15(7) of American Journal of Bioethics addresses futility in another context.
There is one 10-page target article and six 2-page commentaries.
Futility in Chronic Anorexia Nervosa: A Concept Whose Time Has Not Yet ComeCynthia M. A. Geppert
Anorexia Nervosa, “Futility,” and Category ErrorsRonald W. Pies
The Futility of Arguing About Medical Futility in Anorexia Nervosa: The Question Is How Would You Handle Highly Specific Circumstances?Joel Yager
“Futility” Is a Failed Concept in Medical Decision Making: Its Use Should Be AbandonedJohn J. Paris & Andrew Hawkins
Is Resistance (N)ever Futile? Cushla McKinney
Compulsory Treatment in Chronic Anorexia Nervosa by All Means? Searching for a Middle Ground Between a Curative and a Palliative ApproachManuel Trachsel, Verina Wild, Nikola Biller-Andorno & Tanja Krones
Ms X: A Promising New View of Anorexia Nervosa, Futility, and End-of-Life Decisions in a Very Recent English CaseRobin Mackenzie
A Misunderstanding Concerning FutilityTommaso Bruni & Charles Weijer
Source: blog.bioethics.net - Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope Tags: Health Care medical futility blog syndicated Source Type: blogs