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Moral Residue: Difficult Ethical Choices in the Treatment of Refractory Anorexia Nervosa

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The case of a 30-year-old woman with treatment refractory anorexia is presented through a first person narrative and countertransference experience. The case study attempts to explore how ethical treatment decisions are made, while also addressing how we live with those choices.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Hospital, Anschutz Medical Campus, Building 500, 13001 E. 17th Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

    Amy Lopez

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Lopez, A. Moral Residue: Difficult Ethical Choices in the Treatment of Refractory Anorexia Nervosa. Clin Soc Work J 38, 236–239 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-009-0230-4

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