Involuntary hospitalization of patients with anorexia nervosa in extreme situations can save their lives
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 16:31
in Health & Medicine
Involuntary hospitalization of patients with anorexia nervosa in extreme situations can save their lives, experts report. Anorexia nervosa affects 0.5%-1% of women during their lifetimes, and about one tenth that number of men, putting the lives of patients with anorexia at risk in severe cases of the illness.