Analysis reveals challenges in treatment refusal and best interests for patients with severe eating disorders, suggesting legal complexities arise from capacity issues.
Summary The treatment of longstanding severe eating disorders is a public concern amid rising service pressures and legal cases. These cases raise complex issues about the interface between legislative schemes, restrictive practices, best interests, treatment refusal and potential interaction with assisted dying legislation, when patients lack capacity yet clearly express wishes.
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