Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access

Ethical aspect of nutrition therapy in anorexia nervosa

6^th International Conference and Exhibition on Nutrition

September 14-16, 2016 San Antonio, USA

Mukadder Gun

GMMA Haydarpa�?�?a Training Hospital, Turkey

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nutr Food Sci

Abstract :

Ethical debate frequently exists in the treatment of patient with eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric illness that does not discriminate against age, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. This condition decreases life quality and may be potentially dangerous; on the other hand AN problematic reactions in treating health professionals. Health professional/caregivers of adolescent medicine are often the consultants responsible for decision making hospitalization of AN patients. Finally doctors may be restricting these patients freedom and they may require enteral nutrition (EN), total parenteral enteral nutrition (TPEN) and other recommendations. Therefore, health professionals are always encountered dilemma about themselves ethical values on patient��? feeding duty and patients autonomy. This study contains the following ethical aspects of nutrition therapy in AN: Values, autonomy concept of patients, rights of patients, respect for person, right to treatment refusal, duty of protect, restriction, patients will, forced treatment and paternalist medicine.

Biography :

Email: mgun@gata.edu.tr