Review Article

Why them? A systematic review on common factors among youth who receive compulsory treatment for anorexia nervosa

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2024.2398061
Author(s): Tim M Offringa Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands, Laura A Nooteboom Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands, Benjamin K Versluijs University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands, Robert R.J.M. Vermeiren Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands,

Abstract

Background: Compulsory interventions, including compulsory nasogastric tube feeding, are sometimes necessary for youth with life-threatening anorexia nervosa. However, these interventions are also potentially traumatic for patients and clinicians alike.

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