From: Terminal anorexia nervosa: three cases and proposed clinical characteristics
1. A diagnosis of anorexia nervosa |
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2. Age of 30 or older |
3. Prior persistent engagement in high-quality, multidisciplinary eating disorder care |
4. Consistent, clear expression by an individual who possesses decision-making capacity that they understand further treatment to be futile, they choose to stop trying to prolong their lives, and they accept that death will be the natural outcome |