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Table 1 Attitudes of physicians towards treatment refusal by patients with severe anorexia nervosa

From: Indications for involuntary hospitalization for refusal of treatment in severe anorexia nervosa: a survey of physicians and mental health care review board members in Japan

Case

Compulsory hospitalization

Hospitalization for medical care and protection

Voluntary hospitalization

Other outpatient treatment

Case A 15 yrs (n = 55)

FW + 

0 (0%)

32 (58.2%)

20 (36.4%)

3 (5.5%)

FW − 

1 (1.8%)

26 (47.2%)

20 (36.4%)

8 (14.5%)

Case B 20 yrs (n = 55)

FW + 

0 (0%)

31 (56.4%)

19 (34.5%)

5 (9.5%)

FW − 

1 (1.8%)

29 (52.7%)

15 (27.3%)

10 (18.2%)

Case C 40 yrs (n = 55)

FW + 

0 (0%)

36 (65.4%)

17 (30.9%)

2 (9.5%)

FW − 

0 (0%)

24 (43.6%)

14 (25.4%)

17 (30.9%)

  1. CH Compulsory hospitalization, HMCP  Hospitalization for medical care and protection, FW+  Family members wished the patient to be treated. FW−  Family members did not wish the patient to be treated