International comparison of physicians' attitudes toward refusal of treatment by patients with anorexia nervosa: a case-based vignette study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigated the attitudes of physicians in Japan, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US) toward refusal of treatment for anorexia nervosa.

Methods

A questionnaire survey was administered to physicians treating patients with eating disorder (Japan, n = 55; UK, n = 84; US, n = 82) to evaluate their treatment strategies for fictitious cases of refusal of treatment for anorexia nervosa.

Results

For acute patients, 53 (96.3%) physicians in Japan, 65 (77.4%) in the UK, and 54 (65.9%) in the US chose compulsory treatment if the patient's family requested treatment, while 46 (83.6%) physicians in Japan, 53 (63.1%) in the UK, and 47 (57.3%) in the US chose compulsory treatment if the family left the decision to the patient. For severe and en

SUBMITTER: Takimoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9230079 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature