Is there such thing as 'terminal' anorexia?

It’s a controversial idea that has been hotly debated in the psychiatric community – are some patients with deadly anorexia simply too difficult to treat? The Medical Minefield team hear from campaigner Hope Virgo, who says that increasing numbers of NHS doctors are taking this stance, discharging patients who are still very unwell. We hear the upsetting story of one such patient, who was ‘given up on’ by her hospital team after seven years in treatment.

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